Indian Head Park’s public schools outscore 94% of Illinois districts
In Indian Head Park, 52% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Indian Head Park, 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.
Indian Head Park’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1085 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Indian Head Park’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 94% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 52% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lyons Township High School District 204 spends $27,424 per student and LaGrange Highlands School District 106 $20,829, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 8% 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 Indian Head Park’s grade
A: better than 94% of Illinois school districts, #29 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Indian Head Park, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 565 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
Kindergarten in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 565 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
1st grade in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 565 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
2nd grade in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 565 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
3rd grade in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 565 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
4th grade in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 565 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
5th grade in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 429 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Middle Sch
Grades 5–8 · 352 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Burr Ridge
6th grade in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 429 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Middle Sch
Grades 5–8 · 352 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Burr Ridge
7th grade in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 429 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Middle Sch
Grades 5–8 · 352 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Burr Ridge
8th grade in Indian Head Park · depends on your address
Highlands Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 429 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Highlands
Pleasantdale Middle Sch
Grades 5–8 · 352 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Burr Ridge
9th grade in Indian Head Park
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
10th grade in Indian Head Park
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
11th grade in Indian Head Park
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
12th grade in Indian Head Park
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Indian Head Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Indian Head Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Indian Head Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Head Park | A | LaGrange Highlands School District 106 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Burr Ridge | A | Gower School District 62 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 |
| Countryside | A | LaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Hinsdale | A+ | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 |
| Western Springs | A+ | Western Springs School District 101 PK–8 · LaGrange Highlands School District 106 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Lyons Township High School District 204 with Indian Head Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Indian Head Park
5 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 Indian Head Park’s schools
Are Indian Head Park’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Indian Head Park children attend outscore 94% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #29 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 Indian Head Park in?
Lyons Township High School District 204, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,706 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Indian Head Park kids go to high school?
Lyons Twp High Sch in La Grange, with 3,706 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Indian Head Park’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Lyons Township High School District 204 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Indian Head Park spend per student?
$27,424 in Lyons Township High School District 204, $20,829 in LaGrange Highlands School District 106 and $23,159 in Pleasantdale School District 107 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Indian Head Park 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.