Stickney’s public schools score below 85% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Stickney’s districts is 9%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Stickney, 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.
Stickney’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1439 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stickney’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 15% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 spends $19,103 per student and Central Stickney School District 110 $22,125, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Stickney’s grade
C−: better than 15% of Illinois school districts, #691 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 Stickney, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Stickney · depends on your address
Washington Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 659 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lyons
Charles J Sahs Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 262 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Chicago
7th grade in Stickney · depends on your address
Washington Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 659 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lyons
Charles J Sahs Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 262 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Chicago
8th grade in Stickney · depends on your address
Washington Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 659 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lyons
Charles J Sahs Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 262 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Chicago
9th grade in Stickney · depends on your address
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,374 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Berwyn
J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr
Grades 9 · 941 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Cicero
10th grade in Stickney · depends on your address
J Sterling Morton East High Sch
Grades 10–12 · 3,394 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Cicero
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,374 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Berwyn
Parts of Stickney (13% of its land) are served by Cicero School District 99 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Stickney
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
Stickney vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Stickney’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Stickney | C− | Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Lyons School District 103 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Stickney Township | C− | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Forest View | — | Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Lyons School District 103 PK–8 |
| Cicero | D | Cicero School District 99 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 with Stickney for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Stickney
9 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 Stickney’s schools
Are Stickney’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Stickney children attend score below 85% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #691 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Stickney in?
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 7,709 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Stickney are served by Cicero School District 99.
Where do Stickney kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: J Sterling Morton East High Sch and J Sterling Morton West High Sch.
What is Stickney’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Stickney spend per student?
$19,103 in J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, $22,125 in Central Stickney School District 110 and $20,396 in Lyons School District 103 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Stickney 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.