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Fernway Park Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

16600 S 88th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462 · (708) 349-3810 · Part of Kirby School District 140

Orland Township’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
461
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fernway Park Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 17.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Orland Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Orland Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Fernway Park Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

16600 S 88th Ave, Orland Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K77
Kindergarten63
Grade 178
Grade 265
Grade 355
Grade 450
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
391’20
367’21
348’22
408’23
461’24

Up 17.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 17%Black 7%Asian 3%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fernway Park Elem School from Orland Township families.

Other schools in Kirby School District 140

The district →
Christa McAuliffe School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
A−
530 students14:1
Millennium Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
A
451 students12:1
Helen Keller Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
B
426 students12:1
John A Bannes Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
B+
421 students13:1
Virgil I Grissom Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tinley Park
A
627 students13:1
Prairie View Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tinley Park
A
579 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Orland Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.