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Schools in Mokena · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, Mokena School District 159

Mokena’s public schools outscore 86% of Illinois districts

In Mokena, 41% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Mokena, 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.

#109of 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
45%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210
Students per teacher
14.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
9,164 students on the public path
In brief

Mokena’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 41% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 spends $19,546 per student and Mokena School District 159 $17,395, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two middle and three 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mokena’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 86% of Illinois school districts, #109 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (635)Better than 86%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,295 test results and a graduating class of 1,588 could put Mokena anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mokena’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,261 in math, 4,329 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Parts of Mokena (11% and 5% of its land) are served by New Lenox School District 122 and Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Mokena

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

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 6,734 students · 17.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,546IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Mokena School District 159Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,557 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,395IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Summit Hill School District 161Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 2,333 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,914IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lincoln Way Community High School District 21050%
State average 29.9% · 1570 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lincoln Way Community High School District 21044%
State average 25.8% · 1696 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Mokena School District 15941%
State average 29.9% · 1003 students tested
Math · PK–8, Mokena School District 15941%
State average 25.8% · 968 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Summit Hill School District 16144%
State average 29.9% · 1756 students tested
Math · PK–8, Summit Hill School District 16138%
State average 25.8% · 1597 students tested

Mokena vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MokenaAMokena School District 159 PK–8 · Summit Hill School District 161 PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
Tinley ParkA−Kirby School District 140 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 146 PK–8 · Summit Hill School District 161 PK–8
FrankfortA+Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
New LenoxA−New Lenox School District 122 PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 with Mokena for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mokena

7 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 Mokenain other towns
Mokena Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
A
709 students16:1Rate it →
Dr Julian Rogus School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Frankfort
A−
653 students10:1Rate it →
Mokena Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
502 students12:1Rate it →
Summit Hill Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Frankfort
A
566 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln-Way East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Frankfort
A
2,696 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln Way West
High · Grades 9–12 · New Lenox
A−
2,047 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln-Way Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Lenox
A
1,991 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Mokena’s schools

Are Mokena’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mokena children attend outscore 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #109 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mokena in?

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 6,734 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Mokena are served by New Lenox School District 122 and Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C.

Where do Mokena kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lincoln-Way East High School, Lincoln Way West and Lincoln-Way Central High School.

What is Mokena’s graduation rate?

97% of the class of 2023 in Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Mokena spend per student?

$19,546 in Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, $17,395 in Mokena School District 159 and $21,914 in Summit Hill School District 161 (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.