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Schools in Merrionette Park · Atwood Heights School District 125, Community High School District 218

Merrionette Park’s public schools score below 74% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 13% of Merrionette Park’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Merrionette 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.

K–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
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.3K
▲ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Community High School District 218
Students per teacher
14.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
6,025 students on the public path
In brief

Merrionette Park’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Atwood Heights School District 125 spends $16,230 per student and Community High School District 218 $25,321, 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 Merrionette Park’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 26% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1131)Better than 29%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,734 test results and a graduating class of 1,365 could put Merrionette Park anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Merrionette Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,786 in math, 1,683 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Lawn Manor Schoolin Oak LawnNo scores
3–5Meadow Lane SchoolAtwood Heights School District 125C+
6–8Hamlin Upper Grade Centerin AlsipB−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Merrionette Park runs its own schools through grade 8 (Atwood Heights School District 125). From grade 9, students attend the Community High School District 218, shared with Alsip, Blue Island, Calumet Park, Calumet, Chicago Ridge, Crestwood, Oak Lawn, Palos Heights, Robbins, Worth and Worth. Its elementary school is in Oak Lawn. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Merrionette Park

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

Atwood Heights School District 125Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 589 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,230IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Community High School District 218Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 5,436 students · 14.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,321IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Atwood Heights School District 12524%
State average 29.9% · 350 students tested
Math · PK–8, Atwood Heights School District 12511%
State average 25.8% · 350 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 21816%
State average 29.9% · 1333 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 21814%
State average 25.8% · 1436 students tested

Merrionette Park vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Merrionette ParkCAtwood Heights School District 125 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12
ChicagoCChicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12
WorthCCommunity High School District 218

Every school in Merrionette Park

6 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 Merrionette Parkin other towns
Lawn Manor School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Oak Lawn
210 students10:1Rate it →
Meadow Lane School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C+
197 students13:1Rate it →
Hamlin Upper Grade Center
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alsip
B−
182 students14:1Rate it →
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
High · Grades 9–12 · Palos Heights
B−
1,916 students15:1Rate it →
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
High · Grades 9–12 · Blue Island
C
1,818 students13:1Rate it →
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Lawn
C+
1,702 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Merrionette Park’s schools

Are Merrionette Park’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Merrionette Park children attend score below 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Merrionette Park in?

Two districts: Atwood Heights School District 125 runs grades PK–8, and Community High School District 218 runs grades 9–12, shared with Alsip, Blue Island, Calumet Park, Calumet, Chicago Ridge, Crestwood, Oak Lawn, Palos Heights, Robbins, Worth and Worth.

Where do Merrionette Park kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: A B Shepard High Sch (Campus), DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus) and H L Richards High Sch(Campus).

What is Merrionette Park’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 218 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Merrionette Park spend per student?

$16,230 in Atwood Heights School District 125 and $25,321 in Community High School District 218 (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.