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Schools in Oak Forest · Bremen Community High School District 228, Arbor Park School District 145

Oak Forest’s public schools score below 57% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Oak Forest, 16% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Oak Forest, 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.

#505of 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
24%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.3K
▲ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Bremen Community High School District 228
Students per teacher
15.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,374 students on the public path
In brief

Oak Forest’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1258 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oak Forest’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% 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 Arbor Park School District 145 $19,228, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then three elementary, two middle and 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Oak Forest’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Illinois school districts, #505 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1258)Better than 32%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,891 test results and a graduating class of 1,336 could put Oak Forest anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Oak Forest’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,786 in math, 2,994 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–K2 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
1–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B

Parts of Oak Forest (16%, 12% and 10% of its land) are served by Community Consolidated School District 146, Consolidated High School District 230 and Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Oak Forest

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

Bremen Community High School District 228Grades 9–12 · 4 schools · 4,885 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,258IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Arbor Park School District 145Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,182 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,228IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Forest Ridge School District 142Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,539 students · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,300IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bremen Community High School District 22815%
State average 29.9% · 1310 students tested
Math · 9–12, Bremen Community High School District 22815%
State average 25.8% · 1332 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Arbor Park School District 14524%
State average 29.9% · 719 students tested
Math · PK–8, Arbor Park School District 14511%
State average 25.8% · 624 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Forest Ridge School District 14235%
State average 29.9% · 965 students tested
Math · PK–8, Forest Ridge School District 14222%
State average 25.8% · 830 students tested

Oak Forest vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oak ForestC+Arbor Park School District 145 PK–8 · Forest Ridge School District 142 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12
MidlothianCMidlothian School District 143 PK–8 · Forest Ridge School District 142 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12
Orland ParkA−Orland School District 135 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12
Country Club HillsC−Country Club Hills School District 160 PK–8 · Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12
MarkhamC−Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Bremen Community High School District 228 with Oak Forest for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Oak Forest

11 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 Oak Forestin other towns
Ridge Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K
245 students19:1Rate it →
Kimberly Heights Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Tinley Park
181 students16:1Rate it →
Kerkstra Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5
B
407 students14:1Rate it →
Lee R Foster Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5
B
397 students14:1Rate it →
Scarlet Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4
C+
249 students13:1Rate it →
Arbor Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
520 students11:1Rate it →
Jack Hille Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
490 students15:1Rate it →
Bremen High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Midlothian
C−
1,414 students15:1Rate it →
Oak Forest High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,329 students17:1Rate it →
Hillcrest High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Country Club Hills
D
1,100 students15:1Rate it →
Tinley Park High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tinley Park
B−
1,042 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Oak Forest’s schools

Are Oak Forest’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oak Forest children attend score below 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #505 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oak Forest in?

Bremen Community High School District 228, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,885 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Oak Forest are served by Community Consolidated School District 146, Consolidated High School District 230 and Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144.

Where do Oak Forest 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 Oak Forest’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 Oak Forest spend per student?

$25,258 in Bremen Community High School District 228, $19,228 in Arbor Park School District 145 and $15,300 in Forest Ridge School District 142 (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.