Lynwood’s public schools score below 84% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Lynwood, 6% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Lynwood, 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.
Lynwood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1363 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lynwood’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 6% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Bloom Township High School District 206 spends $22,240 per student and Sandridge School District 172 $21,032, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Lynwood’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Illinois school districts, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lynwood, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Lynwood · depends on your address
Nathan Hale Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 525 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Lynwood · depends on your address
Nathan Hale Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 525 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Nathan Hale Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 525 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Nathan Hale Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 525 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Nathan Hale Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 525 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Nathan Hale Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 525 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Heritage Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 500 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Heritage Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 500 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Heritage Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 500 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Heritage Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 500 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lansing
Sandridge Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
10th grade in Lynwood · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Parts of Lynwood (20%, 13% and 4% of its land) are served by Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, Brookwood School District 167 and Ford Heights School District 169 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Lynwood
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
Lynwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lynwood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lynwood | C− | Sandridge School District 172 PK–8 · Sunnybrook School District 171 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Ford Heights | D | Ford Heights School District 169 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 168 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Lansing | C− | Lansing School District 158 PK–8 · Sunnybrook School District 171 PK–8 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Glenwood | C− | Brookwood School District 167 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Sauk Village | D | Community Consolidated School District 168 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Bloom Township High School District 206 with Lynwood for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lynwood
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).
Questions about Lynwood’s schools
Are Lynwood’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lynwood 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 7%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lynwood in?
Bloom Township High School District 206, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,041 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lynwood are served by Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, Brookwood School District 167 and Ford Heights School District 169.
Where do Lynwood kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bloom High School and Bloom Trail High School.
What is Lynwood’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Bloom Township High School District 206 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Lynwood spend per student?
$22,240 in Bloom Township High School District 206, $21,032 in Sandridge School District 172 and $16,339 in Sunnybrook School District 171 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lynwood 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.