Posen’s public schools score below 69% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
13% of students in Posen’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Posen, 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.
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.
Posen’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Bremen Community High School District 228 spends $25,258 per student and Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 $24,959, 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.
What’s behind Posen’s grade
C: better than 31% of Illinois school districts, #577 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Posen, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Posen
Turner Elem School
Grades PK–K · 148 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Crestwood
Kindergarten in Posen · depends on your address
Gordon School
Grades K–3 · 312 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Childs Elem School
Grades K–3 · 149 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Robbins
Turner Elem School
Grades PK–K · 148 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Crestwood
1st grade in Posen · depends on your address
Gordon School
Grades K–3 · 312 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Childs Elem School
Grades K–3 · 149 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Robbins
2nd grade in Posen · depends on your address
Gordon School
Grades K–3 · 312 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Childs Elem School
Grades K–3 · 149 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Robbins
3rd grade in Posen · depends on your address
Gordon School
Grades K–3 · 312 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Childs Elem School
Grades K–3 · 149 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Robbins
4th grade in Posen
Posen Elem School
Grades 4–5 · 246 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Posen
Posen Elem School
Grades 4–5 · 246 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Posen runs its own schools through grade 8 (Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5). From grade 9, students attend the Bremen Community High School District 228, shared with Bremen, Country Club Hills, Hazel Crest, Markham, Midlothian, Oak Forest and Tinley Park. Its elementary school is in Posen. Parts of Posen (7% and 7% of its land) are served by West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 and Thornton Township High School District 205 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Posen
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Posen vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Posen’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Posen | C | Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Dixmoor | D | West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Harvey | D | Harvey School District 152 PK–8 · West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Blue Island | C− | Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Thornton | C− | Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Bremen | C+ | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 146 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Markham | C− | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Bremen Community High School District 228 with Posen for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Posen
8 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).
Questions about Posen’s schools
Are Posen’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Posen children attend score below 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #577 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Posen in?
Two districts: Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 runs grades PK–8, and Bremen Community High School District 228 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bremen, Country Club Hills, Hazel Crest, Markham, Midlothian, Oak Forest and Tinley Park.
Where do Posen kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Bremen High School, Oak Forest High School, Hillcrest High School and Tinley Park High School.
What is Posen’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Bremen Community High School District 228 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Posen spend per student?
$25,258 in Bremen Community High School District 228 and $24,959 in Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Posen families are saying about school.
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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.