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Schools in Olympia Fields · Rich Township High School District 227, Matteson Elementary School District 162

Olympia Fields’s public schools score below 82% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 9% of Olympia Fields’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Olympia Fields, 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.

#656of 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
16%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
9%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$38.5K
▲ 78% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Rich Township High School District 227
Students per teacher
12.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,760 students on the public path
In brief

Olympia Fields’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 634 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Olympia Fields’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 18% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Rich Township High School District 227 spends $38,455 per student and Matteson Elementary School District 162 $20,488, 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 Olympia Fields’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 18% of Illinois school districts, #656 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (634)Better than 3%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,675 test results and a graduating class of 681 could put Olympia Fields anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Olympia Fields’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,128 in math, 2,222 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
9–12Rich Township High SchoolRich Township High School District 227C−

Olympia Fields runs its own schools through grade 8 (Matteson Elementary School District 162). From grade 9, students attend the Rich Township High School District 227, shared with Country Club Hills, Matteson, Park Forest, Rich, Richton Park and University Park. Its school is in Olympia Fields. Parts of Olympia Fields (11% and 9% of its land) are served by Flossmoor School District 161 and Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Olympia Fields

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

Rich Township High School District 227Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 2,433 students, down 9% since 2021–22 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$38,455IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Matteson Elementary School District 162Grades PK–8 · 7 schools · 2,405 students · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,488IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Rich Township High School District 2278%
State average 29.9% · 683 students tested
Math · 9–12, Rich Township High School District 2275%
State average 25.8% · 549 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Matteson Elementary School District 16220%
State average 29.9% · 1539 students tested
Math · PK–8, Matteson Elementary School District 16212%
State average 25.8% · 579 students tested

Olympia Fields vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Olympia FieldsC−Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12
Chicago HeightsCChicago Heights School District 170 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12
FlossmoorBFlossmoor School District 161 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12
MattesonC−Elementary School District 159 PK–8 · Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12
Park ForestC−Park Forest School District 163 PK–8 · Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Rich Township High School District 227 with Olympia Fields for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Olympia Fields

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).

Also serving Olympia Fieldsin other towns
Arcadia Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4
C+
516 students13:1Rate it →
Matteson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Matteson
D
420 students15:1Rate it →
Illinois School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Park Forest
C+
391 students10:1Rate it →
Rich Township High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
2,433 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Olympia Fields’s schools

Are Olympia Fields’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Olympia Fields children attend score below 82% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #656 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Olympia Fields in?

Two districts: Matteson Elementary School District 162 runs grades PK–8, and Rich Township High School District 227 runs grades 9–12, shared with Country Club Hills, Matteson, Park Forest, Rich, Richton Park and University Park.

Where do Olympia Fields kids go to high school?

Rich Township High School, with 2,433 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Olympia Fields’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Rich Township High School District 227 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Olympia Fields spend per student?

$38,455 in Rich Township High School District 227 and $20,488 in Matteson Elementary School District 162 (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.