Photo: Jack Ryan Morris · Public domainMidlothian’s public schools score below 67% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Midlothian’s districts is 14%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Midlothian, 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.
Midlothian’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% 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
Bremen Community High School District 228 spends $25,258 per student and Midlothian School District 143 $20,106, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% 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 Midlothian’s grade
C: better than 33% of Illinois school districts, #564 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Midlothian, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Midlothian · depends on your address
Ridge Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 245 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Oak Forest
Spaulding School
Grades PK · 134 students · 27:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Midlothian · depends on your address
Central Park Elem School
Grades K–8 · 640 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kolmar Elem School
Grades K–8 · 535 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Jack Hille Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 490 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Forest
7th grade in Midlothian · depends on your address
Central Park Elem School
Grades K–8 · 640 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kolmar Elem School
Grades K–8 · 535 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Jack Hille Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 490 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Forest
8th grade in Midlothian · depends on your address
Central Park Elem School
Grades K–8 · 640 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kolmar Elem School
Grades K–8 · 535 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Jack Hille Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 490 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Forest
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Midlothian
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
Midlothian vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Midlothian’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | C | Midlothian School District 143 PK–8 · Forest Ridge School District 142 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Crestwood | C− | Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Midlothian School District 143 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Oak Forest | C+ | Arbor Park School District 145 PK–8 · Forest Ridge School District 142 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Markham | C− | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Robbins | C− | Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Bremen Community High School District 228 with Midlothian for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Midlothian
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).
Questions about Midlothian’s schools
Are Midlothian’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Midlothian children attend score below 67% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #564 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Midlothian in?
Bremen Community High School District 228, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,885 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Midlothian kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Bremen High School, Oak Forest High School, Hillcrest High School and Tinley Park High School.
What is Midlothian’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Bremen Community High School District 228 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Midlothian spend per student?
$25,258 in Bremen Community High School District 228, $20,106 in Midlothian School District 143 and $15,300 in Forest Ridge School District 142 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Midlothian 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.