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C+

Illinois School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

210 Illinois St, Park Forest, IL 60466 · (708) 747-0301 · Part of Matteson Elementary School District 162

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

Directions
Students
391
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Illinois School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Rich Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Rich Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Illinois SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

210 Illinois St, Park Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten35
Grade 140
Grade 243
Grade 346
Grade 442
Grade 556
Grade 648
Grade 741
Grade 840
Enrollment over time
374’20
326’21
335’22
399’23
391’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 91%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Illinois School from Rich Township families.

Other schools in Matteson Elementary School District 162

The district →
Richton Square School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Richton Park
161 students17:1
Arcadia Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Olympia Fields
C+
516 students13:1
Matteson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Matteson
D
420 students15:1
Sauk Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Richton Park
C
281 students13:1
Indiana Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Park Forest
C
215 students12:1
O W Huth Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Matteson
C+
421 students13:1

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; Rich Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.