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Schools in Hickory Hills · Consolidated High School District 230, North Palos School District 117

Hickory Hills’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Hickory Hills’s districts is 52%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hickory Hills, 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.

#61of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 22 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.7K
▲ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Consolidated High School District 230
Students per teacher
15.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
10,963 students on the public path
In brief

Hickory Hills’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1475 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hickory Hills’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Consolidated High School District 230 spends $25,716 per student and North Palos School District 117 $18,641, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hickory Hills’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A: better than 90% of Illinois school districts, #61 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1475)Better than 99%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,010 test results and a graduating class of 2,002 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Hickory Hills’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,009 in math, 4,011 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hickory Hills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
2–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–8H H Conrady Jr High SchoolNorth Palos School District 117A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Hickory Hills runs its own schools through grade 8 (North Palos School District 117). From grade 9, students attend the Consolidated High School District 230, shared with Bridgeview, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Orland, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Palos, Tinley Park and Worth. Its elementary school is in Palos Hills. Parts of Hickory Hills (15% and 15% of its land) are served by Argo Community High School District 217 and Indian Springs School District 109 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Hickory Hills

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Consolidated High School District 230Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 7,613 students · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,716IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
North Palos School District 117Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 3,350 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,641IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Consolidated High School District 23037%
State average 29.9% · 1861 students tested
Math · 9–12, Consolidated High School District 23035%
State average 25.8% · 1960 students tested
Reading · PK–8, North Palos School District 11765%
State average 29.9% · 2150 students tested
Math · PK–8, North Palos School District 11744%
State average 25.8% · 2049 students tested

Hickory Hills vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hickory Hills’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hickory HillsANorth Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12
Palos HillsANorth Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12
BridgeviewA−Indian Springs School District 109 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12
JusticeB−Indian Springs School District 109 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share North Palos School District 117 with Hickory Hills for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hickory Hills

8 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).

Also serving Hickory Hillsin other towns
Dr Kenneth M Sorrick School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Palos Hills
449 students18:1Rate it →
Dorn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1
431 students17:1Rate it →
Oak Ridge Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Palos Hills
A
774 students14:1Rate it →
Glen Oaks Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5
A
649 students13:1Rate it →
H H Conrady Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
1,047 students15:1Rate it →
Carl Sandburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orland Park
A
2,840 students16:1Rate it →
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palos Hills
B+
2,560 students15:1Rate it →
Victor J Andrew High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orland Hills
B+
2,213 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Hickory Hills’s schools

Are Hickory Hills’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hickory Hills children attend outscore 90% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #61 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hickory Hills in?

Two districts: North Palos School District 117 runs grades PK–8, and Consolidated High School District 230 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bridgeview, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Orland, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Palos, Tinley Park and Worth.

Where do Hickory Hills kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Carl Sandburg High School, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School and Victor J Andrew High School.

What is Hickory Hills’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Consolidated High School District 230 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Hickory Hills spend per student?

$25,716 in Consolidated High School District 230 and $18,641 in North Palos School District 117 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.