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Indiana Elem School

PublicMiddleGrades 4–6

165 Indiana St, Park Forest, IL 60466 · (708) 747-5300 · Part of Matteson Elementary School District 162

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

Directions
Students
215
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
4–6
The gist

What stands out about Indiana Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

165 Indiana St, Park Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 414
Grade 5118
Grade 683
Enrollment over time
206’20
226’21
223’22
191’23
215’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Indiana Elem 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
Illinois School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Park Forest
C+
391 students10:1
Sauk Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Richton Park
C
281 students13:1
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.