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Schools in Hillside · Proviso Township High School District 209, Hillside School District 93

Hillside’s public schools score below 68% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 11% of Hillside’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hillside, 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.

#569of 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
17%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Proviso Township High School District 209
Students per teacher
16.0
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,898 students on the public path
In brief

Hillside’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% 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

Proviso Township High School District 209 spends $19,566 per student and Hillside School District 93 $24,501, 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 Hillside’s grade

C− Test scoresB Graduation

C: better than 32% of Illinois school districts, #569 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1499)Better than 31%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,214 test results and a graduating class of 1,082 could put Hillside anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Hillside’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,155 in math, 1,273 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Hillside Elem SchoolHillside School District 93D
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A

Hillside runs its own schools through grade 8 (Hillside School District 93). From grade 9, students attend the Proviso Township High School District 209, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Broadview, Forest Park, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester. Its school is in Hillside. Parts of Hillside (14% and 4% of its land) are served by Berkeley School District 87 and Bellwood School District 88 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Hillside

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

Proviso Township High School District 209Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 4,458 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,566IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Hillside School District 93Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 440 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,501IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 29.9% · 1011 students tested
Math · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 25.8% · 978 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Hillside School District 9334%
State average 29.9% · 262 students tested
Math · PK–8, Hillside School District 932%
State average 25.8% · 177 students tested

Hillside vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HillsideCHillside School District 93 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
BellwoodDBellwood School District 88 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
BerkeleyC−Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
WestchesterC+Westchester School District 92-5 PK–8 · Hillside School District 93 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Proviso Township High School District 209 with Hillside for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hillside

4 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 Hillsidein other towns
Hillside Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
440 students12:1Rate it →
Proviso West High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
1,870 students17:1Rate it →
Proviso East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maywood
D
1,663 students16:1Rate it →
Proviso Math and Science Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Forest Park
A
925 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Hillside’s schools

Are Hillside’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hillside children attend score below 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #569 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hillside in?

Two districts: Hillside School District 93 runs grades PK–8, and Proviso Township High School District 209 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Broadview, Forest Park, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester.

Where do Hillside kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Proviso West High School, Proviso East High School and Proviso Math and Science Academy.

What is Hillside’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Proviso Township High School District 209 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Hillside spend per student?

$19,566 in Proviso Township High School District 209 and $24,501 in Hillside School District 93 (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.