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Helen Keller Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7846 163rd St, Tinley Park, IL 60477 · (708) 532-2144 · Part of Kirby School District 140

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

Directions
Students
426
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Helen Keller Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.7% 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–5Helen Keller Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

7846 163rd St, Tinley Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten66
Grade 178
Grade 278
Grade 351
Grade 472
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
362’20
378’21
397’22
405’23
426’24

Up 17.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 19%Black 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Helen Keller 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
Fernway Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orland Park
B−
461 students16:1
Millennium Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
A
451 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.