Elementary Schools in Flossmoor School District 161

Summary:

The Flossmoor School District 161 in Illinois is home to 4 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The district's performance is mixed, with some schools standing out for their strong academic achievement while others struggle to match their peers.

The top-performing schools in the district are Western Avenue Elementary School and Flossmoor Hills Elementary School. Both schools consistently rank among the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools and outperform the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Western Avenue Elementary is particularly impressive, with 67.9% of its students proficient or better in ELA and 52.4% in Math, the highest among the 4 schools.

In contrast, Heather Hill Elementary School and Serena Hills Elementary School struggle to match the performance of their peers, with lower proficiency rates, especially in Math. The Flossmoor School District 161 as a whole is ranked 408 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated only 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting broader challenges that may be impacting the performance of all its schools.

District Detail

41 E Elmwood Dr
Chicago Heights, IL 60411-1104

(708) 647-7038

SchoolDigger Rank:
408^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 2,302

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3721 Beech St	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 647-7100	357	26	13.8	60.8%	18 (5.0%)	279 (78.2%)	38 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	67.8	651^st of 2056 public elementary schools	68.3%		68.5	581^st of 2067 public elementary schools	71.9%	70	32.3	75.9	64.2	58.1	65.9	70.7	52.8	32.3	51.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.9	95.4	95.4	13.1	$22,557	$1,022	$21,534
Heather Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1439 Lawrence Cres	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 647-7200	319	24	13.4	58.0%	20 (6.3%)	263 (82.4%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	52.2	960^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.3%		50.9	912^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.9%	48	33.3	41.3	50.8	68.3	54.5	34.8	31.1	55.0	40.7	94.5	94.8	94.8	94.8		94.8	93.9		$20,410	$1,142	$19,269
Serena Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	255 Pleasant Dr	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 647-7300	305	24	12.5	73.8%	23 (7.5%)	155 (50.8%)	105 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.6%)	38.9	1230^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.2%		49.4	951^st of 2067 public elementary schools	54.0%	279	29.3	46.9	47.8	49.2	47.9	37.5	23.9	22.0	28.4	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	16.6	97.2	97.2		$21,514	$1,110	$20,404
Western Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Western Ave	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 647-7400	499	31	15.9	39.3%	110 (22.0%)	244 (48.9%)	81 (16.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.2%)	71.3	574^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.1%		76.8	441^st of 2067 public elementary schools	78.7%	133	37.2	63.1	80.7	60.4	67.9	59.5	60.2	38.9	52.4	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.1	7.4	$17,586	$667	$16,918

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233	0.81 mi	1	450^th
Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	1.1 mi	9	780^th
Country Club Hills School District 160	1.13 mi	3	790^th
Bremen CHSD 228	1.75 mi	6	621^st
Rich Township HSD 227	1.79 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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