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Christa McAuliffe School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8944 174th St, Tinley Park, IL 60487 · (708) 429-4565 · Part of Kirby School District 140

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

Directions
Students
530
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Christa McAuliffe School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • 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–5Christa McAuliffe SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8944 174th St, Tinley Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten77
Grade 168
Grade 280
Grade 386
Grade 489
Grade 5102
Enrollment over time
557’20
595’21
583’22
546’23
530’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 11%Black 4%Asian 3%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Christa McAuliffe School from Orland Township families.

Other schools in Kirby School District 140

The district →
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
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.