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Schools in Stone Park · Proviso Township High School District 209, Bellwood School District 88

Stone Park’s public schools score below 87% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

11% of students in Stone Park’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Stone 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.

#709of 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
11%
▼ 19 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Proviso Township High School District 209
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,761 students on the public path
In brief

Stone Park’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1454 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stone Park’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 13% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 11% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

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

Spending and class size

Proviso Township High School District 209 spends $19,566 per student and Bellwood School District 88 $23,779, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Six elementary schools, then three middle and three 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Stone Park’s grade

D Test scoresB Graduation

D: better than 13% of Illinois school districts, #709 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1454)Better than 8%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,542 test results and a graduating class of 1,082 could put Stone Park anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Stone Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,730 in math, 3,988 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Stone Park

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

Proviso Township High School District 209Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 4,458 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,566IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Bellwood School District 88Grades PK–8 · 6 schools · 1,998 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,779IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Berkeley School District 87Grades PK–8 · 6 schools · 2,147 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,366IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 29.9% · 1011 students tested
Math · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 25.8% · 978 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Bellwood School District 888%
State average 29.9% · 1366 students tested
Math · PK–8, Bellwood School District 8824%
State average 25.8% · 11 students tested · the state reports 0–49%
Reading · PK–8, Berkeley School District 8713%
State average 29.9% · 1611 students tested
Math · PK–8, Berkeley School District 8711%
State average 25.8% · 752 students tested

Stone Park vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stone ParkDBellwood School District 88 PK–8 · Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
Melrose ParkC−Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
NorthlakeC−Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Proviso Township High School District 209 with Stone Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Stone Park

12 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 Stone Parkin other towns
Jefferson Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bellwood
380 students12:1Rate it →
Whittier Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Northlake
368 students12:1Rate it →
Grant Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose Park
363 students13:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bellwood
310 students14:1Rate it →
McKinley Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bellwood
304 students16:1Rate it →
Thurgood Marshall Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bellwood
229 students13:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bellwood
614 students15:1Rate it →
Northlake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northlake
C+
378 students12:1Rate it →
MacArthur Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Berkeley
C+
357 students12:1Rate it →
Proviso West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hillside
C−
1,870 students17:1Rate it →
Proviso East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maywood
D
1,663 students16:1Rate it →
Proviso Math and Science Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Forest Park
A
925 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Stone Park’s schools

Are Stone Park’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Stone Park children attend score below 87% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #709 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 Stone Park in?

Proviso Township High School District 209, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,458 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Stone Park kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Proviso West High School, Proviso East High School and Proviso Math and Science Academy.

What is Stone Park’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Proviso Township High School District 209 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Stone Park spend per student?

$19,566 in Proviso Township High School District 209, $23,779 in Bellwood School District 88 and $21,366 in Berkeley School District 87 (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.