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Bremen High School

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Bremen High School ranks 512 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Bremen High School is a public high school located in Midlothian, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,452 students. The school is part of the Bremen CHSD 228 district, which is ranked 621 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bremen High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, typically between 400-600 out of around 700 schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by test scores, is significantly below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. Bremen High School's performance is also lower than its district peers, Tinley Park High School and Hillcrest High School, which have higher test scores and rankings.

Bremen High School also faces challenges with its graduation rate, which has been around 89% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and a higher dropout rate of 2.4-2.7%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 35.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. While the school performs relatively better for African American and Hispanic students compared to the state, it struggles with the performance of White, multi-racial, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom half of the state for these subgroups.

1,414

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,219

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15203 Pulaski Rd
Midlothian, IL 60445-3755

(708) 371-3600

District: Bremen CHSD 228

Feeder schools for Bremen High School:

Elementary:	Central Park Elementary School
	Springfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.3%

African American:

20.4%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

Illinois avg48%

512^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Bremen CHSD 228

621^st of 811Bremen CHSD 228 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	512 of 698	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	467 of 697	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	525 of 699	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	569 of 699	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	517 of 688	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	540 of 701	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	482 of 647	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	511 of 642	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	454 of 643	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.7	448 of 614	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	516 of 670	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.4	529 of 670	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	553 of 665	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	525 of 655	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.0	499 of 643	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.9	426 of 632	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.9	456 of 624	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.7	436 of 612	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.1	341 of 596	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.5	406 of 590	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.6	315 of 592	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	20.6	486 of 586	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	186 of 323	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	139 of 299	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.0	230 of 301	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	203 of 294	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	154 of 281	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	203 of 299	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	152 of 253	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	337 of 491	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	239 of 429	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	369 of 428	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	199 of 284	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	148 of 248	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	118 of 217	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	126 of 205	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	112 of 183	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	22 of 151	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	503 of 685	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	435 of 664	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	509 of 656	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	537 of 658	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	481 of 639	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	520 of 665	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	464 of 620	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	221 of 366	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	182 of 336	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	197 of 333	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	254 of 335	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	227 of 317	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	231 of 317	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	169 of 291	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	426 of 672	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	374 of 639	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	461 of 644	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	518 of 626	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	464 of 611	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	449 of 639	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	331 of 585	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	499 of 685	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	453 of 668	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	476 of 668	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	542 of 664	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	499 of 653	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	499 of 675	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	468 of 619	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	59.0	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2023	14.9	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2021	21.4	126 of 160	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	150 of 165	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	138 of 154	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	239 of 527	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	317 of 482	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	234 of 476	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	240 of 493	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	247 of 453	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	295 of 473	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	111 of 374	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	342 of 564	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	348 of 554	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	441 of 557	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	457 of 560	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	478 of 553	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	277 of 552	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	302 of 548	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2024)65th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2023)47th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-18 vs state

Science32%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bremen High School	Public	9-12	15203 Pulaski Rd	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-3600	1,414	91	15.4		150 (10.6%)	288 (20.4%)	937 (66.3%)	19 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.3%)	29	512^th of 698 public high schools	26.6%		30.5	467^th of 697 public high schools	33.0%	45	44.3	40.4	25.4	17.7	31.1	32.3	33.2	16.5	32.5	98.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.0	99.2	98.0	$23,219	$704	$22,516
Delta Academy and Achieve	Public	11-12	16333 Kilbourne Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 225-6072	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Delta Learning Center	Public	9-12	3940 W Midlothian Tpke	Crestwood	60418	Cook County	Chsd 218	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 371-1880	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										98.9	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	97.9
Oak Forest High School	Public	9-12	15201 Central Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-0500	1,329	76	17.4		632 (47.6%)	149 (11.2%)	424 (31.9%)	74 (5.6%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	42 (3.2%)	56.4	281^st of 698 public high schools	59.7%		63.9	199^th of 697 public high schools	71.4%	82	58.4	50.9	37.7	26.6	44.6	46.8	44.5	38.0	50.7	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.9	97.4	98.1	96.0	$22,318	$511	$21,807
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	17401 Pulaski Rd	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 799-7000	1,100	75	14.6		4 (0.4%)	963 (87.5%)	106 (9.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	14.8	593^rd of 698 public high schools	15.0%		15.7	589^th of 697 public high schools	15.5%	4	35.8	19.3	13.4	10.4	28.2	27.4	17.9	10.3	21.8	98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.8	98.6	99.2	95.6	$24,398	$1,104	$23,294
DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)	Public	9-12	12700 Sacramento Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Chsd 218	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 597-6300	1,818	136	13.3	85.4%	106 (5.8%)	514 (28.3%)	1,156 (63.6%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.7%)	26.4	529^th of 698 public high schools	24.2%		26.5	502^nd of 697 public high schools	28.0%	27	45.8	30.1	27.1	18.6	35.2	26.4	31.6	20.5	22.0	98.5	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.9	97.6	98.6	98.5	$25,667	$885	$24,781
Thornton Township High School	Public	9-12	15001 Broadway Ave	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 225-4150	1,697	119	14.2	88.3%	54 (3.2%)	1,120 (66.0%)	484 (28.5%)	19 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (0.8%)	11.1	620^th of 698 public high schools	11.2%		20.6	546^th of 697 public high schools	21.7%	74	32.1	18.9	11.4	6.5	25.8	13.0	21.0	9.6	17.5	88.1	88.7	88.7	88.7	88.3	88.5	89.1	84.2	$29,633	$1,873	$27,760
Tinley Park High School	Public	9-12	6111 175th St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 532-1900	1,042	56	18.7		447 (42.9%)	255 (24.5%)	279 (26.8%)	35 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.3%)	54.3	307^th of 698 public high schools	56.0%		52.6	284^th of 697 public high schools	59.3%	23	58.4	49.3	33.5	26.2	54.9	41.6	47.1	31.9	45.2	99.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.2	98.8	99.3	98.1	$24,265	$544	$23,721
A B Shepard High School (Campus)	Public	9-12	13049 S Ridgeland Ave	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Chsd 218	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-1111	1,916	125	15.3	67.7%	710 (37.1%)	471 (24.6%)	644 (33.6%)	24 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (3.3%)	50.3	343^rd of 698 public high schools	50.9%		49.9	312^th of 697 public high schools	55.2%	31	58.9	50.3	34.3	28.8	45.0	43.9	40.2	32.8	35.9	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	98.7	99.3	98.3	$25,204	$741	$24,463
Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Public	9-12	999 Kedzie Ave	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 799-3000	2,707	189	14.3		313 (11.6%)	1,998 (73.8%)	266 (9.8%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (4.2%)	52.8	317^th of 698 public high schools	54.6%		50.3	305^th of 697 public high schools	56.2%	12	61.7	54.0	25.4	25.9	41.4	50.7	49.9	33.2	40.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.0	97.9	98.3	94.6	$25,220	$434	$24,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Bremen High School

What is the racial makeup of Bremen High School?

Students at Bremen High School are 66% Hispanic, 20% African American, 11% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bremen High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,414 students attended Bremen High School.

What district is Bremen High School in?

Bremen CHSD 228

What schools feed into Bremen High School?

Bremen High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Park Elementary School
Elementary : Springfield Elementary School

Is Bremen High School a good school?

Bremen High School ranks 512^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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