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C

Elementary School District 159

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Rich Township, Matteson and Richton Park, and parts of Tinley Park.

Rich Township’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,653
Schools
5
Spent per student
$27,813
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$20.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elementary School District 159

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $20.9M, about $12,667 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Rich Township 74,003C−Matteson 18,543C−Richton Park 12,483

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rich Township. Grade by grade →

PK–57 elementary schoolsMatteson Elementary School District 162
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Rich Township High SchoolRich Township High School District 227

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.8% · 331 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 29.9% · 1,128 students tested

Graduation rate 81% at Rich Twp HSD 227, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,813 per student · 29% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 34%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,779’20
1,685’21
1,679’22
1,648’23
1,653’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 79%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 4%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Marya Yates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Matteson
C
284 students11:1
Sieden Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Matteson
C
279 students14:1
Neil Armstrong Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richton Park
C−
266 students14:1
Woodgate Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Matteson
C−
260 students12:1
Colin Powell Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Matteson
C−
564 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Frankfort Township, Frankfort, Mokena
$19,546per student
Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CFrankfort Township, Frankfort
$15,648per student
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UMonee Township, Park Forest, University Park
$23,596per student
Rich Township High School District 227Olympia Fields, Park Forest, University Park
$38,455per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.