Photo: Wiszo8 · CC BY-SA 4.0Sauk Village’s public schools score below 86% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 7% of Sauk Village’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sauk Village, 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.
Sauk Village’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1489 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sauk Village’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 10% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Bloom Township High School District 206 spends $22,240 per student and Community Consolidated School District 168 $23,850, 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 Sauk Village’s grade
D: better than 14% of Illinois school districts, #703 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sauk Village, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Sauk Village
Wagoner Elem
Grades PK–2 · 466 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Sauk Village
Wagoner Elem
Grades PK–2 · 466 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Sauk Village
Wagoner Elem
Grades PK–2 · 466 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Sauk Village
Wagoner Elem
Grades PK–2 · 466 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Sauk Village
Strassburg Elem
Grades 3–5 · 406 students · 16:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Sauk Village
Strassburg Elem
Grades 3–5 · 406 students · 16:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Sauk Village
Strassburg Elem
Grades 3–5 · 406 students · 16:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Sauk Village
Rickover Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 371 students · 25:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Sauk Village
Rickover Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 371 students · 25:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Sauk Village
Rickover Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 371 students · 25:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Sauk Village · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
10th grade in Sauk Village · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
11th grade in Sauk Village · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
12th grade in Sauk Village · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Sauk Village runs its own schools through grade 8 (Community Consolidated School District 168). From grade 9, students attend the Bloom Township High School District 206, shared with Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, Crete, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Lynwood, South Chicago Heights and Steger. Its elementary school is in Sauk Village. Parts of Sauk Village (13%, 5% and 2% of its land) are served by Steger School District 194, Sandridge School District 172 and Ford Heights School District 169 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Sauk Village
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
Sauk Village vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Sauk Village’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sauk Village | D | Community Consolidated School District 168 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Ford Heights | D | Ford Heights School District 169 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 168 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Steger | D | Steger School District 194 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Lynwood | C− | Sandridge School District 172 PK–8 · Sunnybrook School District 171 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
All 3 neighbors share Bloom Township High School District 206 with Sauk Village for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Sauk Village
5 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 Sauk Village’s schools
Are Sauk Village’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sauk Village children attend score below 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #703 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sauk Village in?
Two districts: Community Consolidated School District 168 runs grades PK–8, and Bloom Township High School District 206 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, Crete, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Lynwood, South Chicago Heights and Steger.
Where do Sauk Village kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bloom High School and Bloom Trail High School.
What is Sauk Village’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Bloom Township High School District 206 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Sauk Village spend per student?
$22,240 in Bloom Township High School District 206 and $23,850 in Community Consolidated School District 168 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Sauk Village 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.