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Indiana Elementary School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Indiana Elementary School serves 215 students in grades 4–6 in Park Forest, within Matteson Education Service District 162. Its English Language Arts (ELA) results are a relative strength, but math is the clearest academic challenge: 23% of students were proficient in math in 2025–26, 17 percentage points below Illinois. The most important takeaway is that ELA is close to the state result, while math remains substantially behind.

ELA compares well with the closest schools serving the same grades: the school’s all-grades proficiency was 54%, versus 48% at Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM and 42% at Sauk Elementary School. It was also above the district’s 50%, though below the state’s 56%. Sixth-grade ELA was especially strong at 64.2%, compared with 58.7% statewide and 63.6% in the district. Math is less competitive: the school’s 23.1% was close to Barack Obama’s 22.9% and below Sauk’s 27%. Fifth-grade math was the school’s weakest grade, at 18%. Attendance is another local bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 15% in 2025–26, the lowest among nearby schools with data, though slightly above the district’s 14%.

ELA has improved considerably: all-grades proficiency rose from 27% in 2023–24 to 51% in 2024–25 and 54% in 2025–26. Over the same period, the state rose from 41% to 56%, narrowing the school’s ELA gap from 14 to 2 percentage points. Math improved from 14% to 23%, but the state’s faster rise widened the gap from 14 to 17 points. The school’s 12.3 students per teacher is below the nearby-school average of 13.2. In school year 2024–25, 54% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, compared with a 69% nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s rank history and star rating for this school are not provided, so its statewide ranking cannot be compared.

215

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,002

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

165 Indiana St
Park Forest, IL 60466-1078

(708) 747-5300

District: Matteson Education Service District 162

Students who attend Indiana Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Rich Township High School

Feeder schools for Indiana Elementary School:

Elementary:	Arcadia Elementary School
	Illinois School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.0%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg35%

Illinois avg48%

1,253^rd of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2026	26.1	1253 of 1737	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	1311 of 2056	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1386 of 2067	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1228 of 2077	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1517 of 2082	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	877 of 2086	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	1041 of 2037	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.2	1288 of 2044	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.3	1447 of 2046	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.2	1175 of 2052	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.6	1194 of 2093	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	1295 of 2167	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.3	1263 of 2166	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.6	1454 of 2147	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	1342 of 2139	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.5	1500 of 2120	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.0	1348 of 2092	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	1317 of 2095	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.8	1645 of 2086	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.9	1515 of 2022	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.3	1206 of 2030	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	37.1	1438 of 2020	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	69 of 154	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	141 of 688	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	108 of 655	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	65 of 692	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	61.0	167 of 684	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	84 of 428	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	26 of 711	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	48 of 698	93.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	922 of 1049	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	738 of 886	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	542 of 907	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	986 of 1286	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.7	968 of 1942	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	1043 of 1942	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	933 of 1957	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	1233 of 1970	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	887 of 1680	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	722 of 2019	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	836 of 1964	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	420 of 954	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	557 of 1001	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	715 of 1800	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	1211 of 1793	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	874 of 1808	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	1227 of 1763	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	519 of 1514	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	225 of 1816	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	527 of 1765	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1095 of 1311	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	1275 of 1947	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1470 of 1959	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1396 of 1984	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1724 of 1977	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	1024 of 2019	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1246 of 1972	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1212 of 1292	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1117 of 1195	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	916 of 1156	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	625 of 1113	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	362 of 1194	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	379 of 763	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)56th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science32%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)						IAR Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th 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 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Indiana Elementary School	Public	4-6	165 Indiana St	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 747-5300	215	17	12.3	54.4%	1 (0.5%)	187 (87.0%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)								(n/a)	32.1		46.8	50.9	64.2			54.0	24.8	17.9	26.6			23.1	96.9%		$22,002	$738	$21,264
O W Huth Middle School	Public	7-8	3718 213th Pl	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 748-0470	421	33	12.8	68.2%	5 (1.2%)	369 (87.6%)	30 (7.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	19.5	920^th of 1126 public middle schools	18.3%		38.6	796^th of 1368 public middle schools	41.8%	124		37.5				45.6	52.3	49.2				19.2	20.0	19.6	98.2%		$23,571	$839	$22,732
Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts	Public	6-8	530 Lakewood Blvd	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9600	428	38	11.2	79.0%	6 (1.4%)	352 (82.2%)	44 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	14.5	984^th of 1126 public middle schools	12.6%		21.8	1079^th of 1368 public middle schools	21.1%	95		21.7			46.8	43.8	51.9	47.5			15.8	16.1	11.4	14.2	96.4%		$26,929	$2,227	$24,701
Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM	Public	4-6	401 Concord Dr	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9101	367	30	12.4	80.7%	5 (1.4%)	283 (77.1%)	56 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)								(n/a)	32.0		44.8	45.5	59.2			47.8	21.6	20.6	30.6			22.9	97.8%		$25,913	$2,580	$23,333
Sauk Elementary School	Public	4-6	4435 S Churchill Dr	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 747-2660	281	21	13.2	74.4%	7 (2.5%)	240 (85.4%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)								(n/a)	27.2		40.0	36.8	50.0			41.7	33.0	25.3	21.3			27.2	95.6%		$21,803	$1,202	$20,602
Chicago Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1020 Dixie Hwy	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 882-0170	872	65	13.3	92.1%	27 (3.1%)	267 (30.6%)	568 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	11.9	1021^st of 1126 public middle schools	9.3%		25	1014^th of 1368 public middle schools	25.9%	7		31.4			34.2	36.8	47.9	40.0			15.1	16.6	17.9	16.6	99.4%		$22,390	$1,398	$20,992
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%)	6.6	1084^th of 1126 public middle schools	3.7%		20.4	1104^th of 1368 public middle schools	19.3%	20		31.1			22.3	34.7	29.9	29.1			9.1	16.1	8.6	11.4			$29,791	$910	$28,881
Parker Junior High School	Public	6-8	2810 School St	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 647-5400	822	66	12.4	54.3%	69 (8.4%)	568 (69.1%)	114 (13.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (7.8%)	39.3	662^nd of 1126 public middle schools	41.2%		52.9	582^nd of 1368 public middle schools	57.5%	80		56.3			53.7	55.9	71.8	60.4			26.5	29.7	25.4	27.2	95.8%		$19,697	$285	$19,412
Southwood Middle School	Public	6-8	18635 Lee St	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Country Club Hills School District 160	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 957-6230	283	18	15.7	70.3%	3 (1.1%)	239 (84.5%)	21 (7.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	5.7	1095^th of 1126 public middle schools	2.8%		17	1173^rd of 1368 public middle schools	14.3%	78		26.3			23.5	24.3	31.9	26.4				18.2		11.3	97.8%		$25,048	$2,604	$22,444
Columbia Central School	Public	5-8	94 Richton Rd	Steger	60475	Will County	Steger School District 194	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 753-4700	646	39	16.5	56.3%	117 (18.1%)	204 (31.6%)	260 (40.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.4%)	30.6	781^st of 1126 public middle schools	30.6%		42.4	739^th of 1368 public middle schools	46.0%	42	21.1	25.3		43.5	65.0	63.4	62.8	58.7		19.7	20.6	25.7	12.3	19.4	96.5%		$18,013	$1,222	$16,791

Frequently Asked Questions about Indiana Elementary School

What high school do graduates of Indiana Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Indiana Elementary School usually go on to attend Rich Township High School

How many students attend Indiana Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Indiana Elementary School.

What district is Indiana Elementary School in?

Matteson Education Service District 162

What is the racial makeup of Indiana Elementary School?

Students at Indiana Elementary School are 87% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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