Photo: vx700 · CC BY 3.0Summit’s public schools score below 84% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 13% of Summit’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Summit, 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 2022, 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. Argo Community High School District 217 has no newer results, so its figures are from 2020–21.
Summit’s schools, in brief
Summit runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Heritage Middle School (6–8) is Summit’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Argo Community High School District 217 with Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Justice, Lyons and Willow Springs: Argo Community High School in Summit. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 13% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Argo Community High School District 217 spends $26,897 per student and Summit School District 104 $29,461, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Summit’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Illinois school districts, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Summit, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Summit
Otis P Graves Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 562 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Summit
Heritage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 447 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Summit
Heritage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 447 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Summit
Heritage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 447 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Summit
Argo Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,817 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Summit
Argo Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,817 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Summit runs its own schools through grade 8 (Summit School District 104). From grade 9, students attend the Argo Community High School District 217, shared with Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Justice, Lyons and Willow Springs. Its elementary school is in Summit. Parts of Summit (10%, 7% and 4% of its land) are served by Lyons Township High School District 204, Lyons School District 103 and LaGrange School District 105 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Summit
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
Summit vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Summit’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Summit | C− | Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Bedford Park | — | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Lyons | A− | Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| McCook | — | Lyons School District 103 PK–8 · LaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 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 |
| Stickney | C− | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Lyons (village) | D | Lyons School District 103 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Forest View | — | Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Lyons School District 103 PK–8 |
2 of the 7 neighbors share Summit School District 104 with Summit for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Summit
6 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 Summit’s schools
Are Summit’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Summit children attend score below 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Summit in?
Two districts: Summit School District 104 runs grades PK–8, and Argo Community High School District 217 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Justice, Lyons and Willow Springs.
Where do Summit kids go to high school?
Argo Community High School, with 1,817 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Summit’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Argo Community High School District 217 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Summit spend per student?
$26,897 in Argo Community High School District 217 and $29,461 in Summit School District 104 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Summit families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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.