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Education Service District 159

At a glance

757^thof 811 Illinois districts▼ 28

Better than 6% of Illinois districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8

20700 Matteson Ave
Matteson, IL 60443-1058·(708) 720-1300·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 6.7% of districts

Schools

1,653

Students

Top rankedWoodgate Elementary School1290^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Colin Powell Middle School up 98 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Marya Yates Elementary School 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

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Summary:

Education Service District 159 in Illinois is home to 5 schools, including 4 elementary schools and 1 middle school. The district as a whole is ranked 757 out of 811 districts in the state and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. While the schools in the district generally perform well below the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, a few schools stand out.

Woodgate Elementary School is the highest-ranked school in the district, ranked 1290 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. It has the highest proficiency rates in ELA (44.5%) and Mathematics (28.6%) across all grades, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. Neil Armstrong Elementary School also stands out, with the second-highest proficiency rates in ELA (37.7%) and Math (21.5%), and a 50% proficiency rate in 4th grade ELA, the highest among the elementary schools.

The schools in Education Service District 159 have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.32% to 80.67%, and a consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, the district spends between $23,966 and $26,761 per student, which is higher than the state average, and maintains relatively low student-teacher ratios ranging from 11.1 to 14.6.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neil Armstrong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5030 Imperial Dr	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 481-7424	266	20	13.5	69.9%	2 (0.8%)	230 (86.5%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	26.4	1529^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.6%		32.7	1327^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.8%	202	15.6		37.8	50.0	24.4				37.7	35.1	27.1	4.4				21.5	$26,348	$1,473	$24,875
Sieden Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Notre Dame Dr	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 720-2626	279	20	14.1	82.1%	12 (4.3%)	138 (49.5%)	117 (41.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	16.1	1759^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.4%		22.6	1604^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.4%	155	25.0		7.9	35.9	34.1				26.4	18.4	12.5	2.3				10.7	$27,443	$1,313	$26,130
Woodgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Central Ave	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 720-1107	260	22	12.0	72.7%	1 (0.4%)	236 (90.8%)	15 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	36.2	1290^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.3%		36.5	1237^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.2%	53	25.6		41.2	42.9	48.8				44.5	41.2	26.2	20.9				28.6	$23,560	$1,270	$22,289
Marya Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Allemong Dr	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 720-1800	284	26	11.0	66.2%	3 (1.1%)	248 (87.3%)	17 (6.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	13.3	1839^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.6%		24.1	1567^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.2%	272	14.3		18.9	26.4	19.0				22.0	21.6	15.1	11.9				15.9	$25,910	$1,354	$24,556
Colin Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	20600 Matteson Ave	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 283-9600	564	42	13.3	68.3%	8 (1.4%)	459 (81.4%)	69 (12.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.3%)	20.4	1104^th of 1368 public middle schools	19.3%		16	1202^nd of 1363 public middle schools	11.8%	98		33.5				33.9	26.9	29.0	30.0				11.1	12.5	8.3	10.6	$25,168	$1,265	$23,903

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rich Township HSD 227	0.53 mi	3
Southland College Prep Charter High School	0.62 mi	1	260^th
Matteson Education Service District 162	0.82 mi	7
Park Forest School District 163	2.14 mi	6
Crete Monee CUSD 201U	2.19 mi	8	732^nd

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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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