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Arnold W Kruse Ed Center

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7617 Hemlock Dr, Orland Park, IL 60462 · (708) 614-4530 · Part of Community Consolidated School District 146

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

Directions
Students
462
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Arnold W Kruse Ed Center

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

7617 Hemlock Dr, Orland Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten66
Grade 172
Grade 273
Grade 356
Grade 483
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
436’20
442’21
444’22
462’23
462’24

Up 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Two or more races 19%Hispanic 14%Black 9%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Arnold W Kruse Ed Center from Orland Township families.

Other schools in Community Consolidated School District 146

The district →
Walter F Fierke Ed Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Forest
B+
443 students13:1
Bert H Fulton School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
B−
404 students11:1
Memorial Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
B+
291 students11:1
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tinley Park
B
725 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.