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Schools in Schiller Park · Leyden Community High School District 212, Schiller Park School District 81

Schiller Park’s public schools score below 68% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Schiller Park, 16% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Schiller Park, 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.

#569of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.8K
▲ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Leyden Community High School District 212
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
4,604 students on the public path
In brief

Schiller Park’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Leyden Community High School District 212 spends $27,779 per student and Schiller Park School District 81 $16,355, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Schiller Park’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 32% of Illinois school districts, #569 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1490)Better than 31%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,661 test results and a graduating class of 908 could put Schiller Park anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Schiller Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,576 in math, 1,746 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Schiller Park, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3John F Kennedy Elem SchoolSchiller Park School District 81B−
6–8Lincoln Middle SchoolSchiller Park School District 81B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Schiller Park runs its own schools through grade 8 (Schiller Park School District 81). From grade 9, students attend the Leyden Community High School District 212, shared with Franklin Park, Leyden, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Grove and Rosemont. Its elementary school is in Schiller Park. Parts of Schiller Park (3% of its land) are served by Mannheim School District 83 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Schiller Park

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Leyden Community High School District 212Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,527 students · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,779IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Schiller Park School District 81Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,344 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,355IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Leyden Community High School District 21217%
State average 29.9% · 889 students tested
Math · 9–12, Leyden Community High School District 21215%
State average 25.8% · 755 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Schiller Park School District 8128%
State average 29.9% · 857 students tested
Math · PK–8, Schiller Park School District 8116%
State average 25.8% · 821 students tested

Schiller Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Schiller Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Schiller ParkCSchiller Park School District 81 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
LeydenC−Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
ChicagoCChicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12
Franklin ParkC+Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Franklin Park School District 84 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Leyden Community High School District 212 with Schiller Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Schiller Park

4 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).

Also serving Schiller Parkin other towns
John F Kennedy Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
B−
603 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
474 students14:1Rate it →
East Leyden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Franklin Park
B−
1,840 students15:1Rate it →
West Leyden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Northlake
C
1,687 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Schiller Park’s schools

Are Schiller Park’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Schiller Park children attend score below 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #569 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Schiller Park in?

Two districts: Schiller Park School District 81 runs grades PK–8, and Leyden Community High School District 212 runs grades 9–12, shared with Franklin Park, Leyden, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Grove and Rosemont.

Where do Schiller Park kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: East Leyden High School and West Leyden High School.

What is Schiller Park’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Leyden Community High School District 212 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Schiller Park spend per student?

$27,779 in Leyden Community High School District 212 and $16,355 in Schiller Park School District 81 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.