Worth’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Worth, 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.
Worth’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1125 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Worth’s, its schools beat 74%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Worth School District 127 spends $20,492 per student and Community High School District 218 $25,321, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one middle and six 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 Worth’s grade
B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts, #400 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 Worth, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Worth · depends on your address
Worth Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Worthwoods Elem School
Grades K–5 · 272 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Worth · depends on your address
Worth Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Worthwoods Elem School
Grades K–5 · 272 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Worth · depends on your address
Worth Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Worthwoods Elem School
Grades K–5 · 272 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Worth · depends on your address
Worth Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Worthwoods Elem School
Grades K–5 · 272 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Worth · depends on your address
Worth Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Worthwoods Elem School
Grades K–5 · 272 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Worth · depends on your address
Worth Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Worthwoods Elem School
Grades K–5 · 272 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Parts of Worth (8% of its land) are served by Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Worth
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Worth vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Worth’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Worth | B | Worth School District 127 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12 |
| Chicago Ridge | C | Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 PK–8 · Ridgeland School District 122 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Palos Heights | A− | Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · Palos Heights School District 128 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Palos Hills | A | North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Community High School District 218 with Worth for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Worth
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 Worth’s schools
Are Worth’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Worth children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Worth in?
Worth School District 127, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 1,015 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Worth are served by Palos Community Consolidated School District 118.
Where do Worth kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Carl Sandburg High School, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Victor J Andrew High School, A B Shepard High Sch (Campus), DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus) and H L Richards High Sch(Campus).
What is Worth’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Consolidated High School District 230 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Worth spend per student?
$20,492 in Worth School District 127, $25,321 in Community High School District 218 and $25,716 in Consolidated High School District 230 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Worth 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.