Photo: Marcusmax · CC BY-SA 3.0Hazel Crest’s public schools score below 84% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
11% of students in Hazel Crest’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Hazel Crest, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hazel Crest’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1472 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hazel Crest’s, its schools beat 11%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 11% of tested students were proficient in reading and 10% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Bremen Community High School District 228 spends $25,258 per student and Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 $19,068, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and seven high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hazel Crest’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Illinois school districts, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hazel Crest, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Hazel Crest · depends on your address
Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 766 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Markham
Barack H Obama Learning Academy
Grades PK–8 · 466 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Markham
Jesse C White Learning Academy
Grades PK–8 · 425 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hazel Crest · depends on your address
Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 766 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Markham
Barack H Obama Learning Academy
Grades PK–8 · 466 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Markham
Jesse C White Learning Academy
Grades PK–8 · 425 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hazel Crest · depends on your address
Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 766 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Markham
Barack H Obama Learning Academy
Grades PK–8 · 466 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Markham
Jesse C White Learning Academy
Grades PK–8 · 425 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Parts of Hazel Crest (12%, 11% and 2% of its land) are served by Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233, Flossmoor School District 161 and Homewood School District 153 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Hazel Crest
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Hazel Crest vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hazel Crest’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel Crest | C− | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Hazel Crest School District 152-5 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Homewood | B | Homewood School District 153 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| Country Club Hills | C− | Country Club Hills School District 160 PK–8 · Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Markham | C− | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Harvey | D | Harvey School District 152 PK–8 · West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Flossmoor | B | Flossmoor School District 161 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| East Hazel Crest | D | Hazel Crest School District 152-5 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 with Hazel Crest for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Hazel Crest
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hazel Crest’s schools
Are Hazel Crest’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hazel Crest children attend score below 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hazel Crest in?
Bremen Community High School District 228, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,885 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Hazel Crest are served by Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233, Flossmoor School District 161 and Homewood School District 153.
Where do Hazel Crest kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Thornwood High School, Thornton Township High School, Bremen High School, Oak Forest High School, Hillcrest High School, Tinley Park High School and Thornridge High School.
What is Hazel Crest’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Bremen Community High School District 228 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Hazel Crest spend per student?
$25,258 in Bremen Community High School District 228, $19,068 in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144, $23,696 in Hazel Crest School District 152-5 and $34,660 in Thornton Township High School District 205 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hazel Crest families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.