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Central Park Elementary School

Public Grades K-8
1438th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 17% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Central Park Elementary School in Midlothian, Illinois, serves grades K–8 and enrolls 640 students, the largest enrollment among the nearby schools listed. On the 2025–2026 state tests, students’ proficiency was 41% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 22% in math; the most important takeaway is that both results remain well below state levels, especially in math.

The school’s results are close to its district’s, but trail the state’s: ELA proficiency was 15 points below the state and 1 point below the Midlothian School District 143; math was 18 points below the state and roughly level with the district. Grade-level results vary: fifth grade was the school’s strongest ELA grade relative to the state, while seventh grade was its weakest. In science, which is reported only for grades 5 and 8, Central Park was below the state but above nearby Kolmar Elementary School in both grades. Its fifth-grade ELA result also exceeded Kolmar’s and Springfield Elementary School’s, while its fourth-grade result was below both.

Test scores have improved over three years: ELA proficiency rose from 21% in 2023–2024 to 41% in 2025–2026, and math from 9% to 22; both state gaps narrowed, though they remain substantial. SchoolDigger’s overall statewide standing fell from the 25th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 17th percentile in 2025–2026, when the school received 1 star and ranked 1,438th of 1,737 schools. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 13.7, among the lower ratios reported nearby, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 rankings also showed stronger relative standing for English Language Learner Students (56th percentile) and Disabled Students (52nd percentile) than for the school overall (25th percentile), suggesting comparatively stronger statewide performance in serving these groups.

640
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,361
Per pupil spending ?
67.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
98.5%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 3621 151st St
       Midlothian, IL  60445-3701

(708) 385-0045

District: Midlothian School District 143


Students who attend Central Park Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Bremen High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.6%
African American:
25.0%
White:
17.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school34%
District avg32%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,438th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 17%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
949th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Midlothian School District 143
694th of 738Midlothian School District 143 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202617.11438 of 173717.2%★☆☆☆☆
202525.51545 of 205624.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.21560 of 206724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202317.11787 of 207714.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.51760 of 208215.5%★☆☆☆☆
202117.31672 of 194814.2%★☆☆☆☆
201916.51829 of 208612.3%★☆☆☆☆
201819.61668 of 203718.1%★☆☆☆☆
201723.21599 of 204421.8%★☆☆☆☆
201619.71703 of 204616.8%★☆☆☆☆
201530.81389 of 205232.3%★★☆☆☆
201422.11711 of 209318.3%★☆☆☆☆
201327.51643 of 216724.2%★☆☆☆☆
201233.81609 of 216625.7%★☆☆☆☆
201131.51618 of 214724.6%★☆☆☆☆
201028.01681 of 213921.4%★☆☆☆☆
200935.91550 of 212026.9%★☆☆☆☆
200843.11394 of 209233.4%★★☆☆☆
200735.01597 of 209523.8%★☆☆☆☆
200627.61692 of 208618.9%★☆☆☆☆
200524.61670 of 202217.4%★☆☆☆☆
200433.41527 of 203024.8%★☆☆☆☆
200329.01558 of 202022.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.7442 of 68835.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.8439 of 65533.0%★★☆☆☆
202324.5604 of 69212.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9557 of 68418.6%★☆☆☆☆
202131.4311 of 42827.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.7570 of 71119.8%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3510 of 69826.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.8501 of 104952.2%★★★☆☆
202456.0275 of 88669.0%★★★☆☆
202332.3586 of 90735.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.4348 of 78855.8%★★★☆☆
202437.1515 of 82637.7%★★☆☆☆
202319.1777 of 7881.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202233.0571 of 76825.7%★☆☆☆☆
202128.7470 of 53712.5%★☆☆☆☆
201928.1645 of 74313.2%★☆☆☆☆
201835.3493 of 71831.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202614.61138 of 128611.5%★☆☆☆☆
202530.31365 of 194229.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.71515 of 194222.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.01792 of 19578.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.71750 of 197011.2%★☆☆☆☆
202116.11486 of 168011.5%★☆☆☆☆
201917.31766 of 201912.5%★☆☆☆☆
201820.71598 of 196418.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202638.7298 of 53644.4%★★☆☆☆
202540.1583 of 98240.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.3585 of 95939.0%★★☆☆☆
202328.6736 of 97024.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.4776 of 95418.7%★☆☆☆☆
202130.9524 of 74229.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.5788 of 95517.5%★☆☆☆☆
201830.9669 of 93828.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202623.1821 of 100118.0%★☆☆☆☆
202534.31246 of 180030.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.61249 of 179330.3%★★☆☆☆
202320.61611 of 180810.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.71404 of 176320.4%★☆☆☆☆
202125.51227 of 151419.0%★☆☆☆☆
201922.71578 of 181613.1%★☆☆☆☆
201827.91366 of 176522.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202610.21228 of 13116.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202522.41528 of 194721.5%★☆☆☆☆
202425.81422 of 195927.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.51579 of 198420.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.71567 of 197720.7%★☆☆☆☆
202117.61474 of 170713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201918.01729 of 201914.4%★☆☆☆☆
201820.61618 of 197218.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.8848 of 129234.4%★★☆☆☆
202446.5524 of 119556.2%★★★☆☆
202331.6754 of 115634.8%★★☆☆☆
202230.7756 of 111332.1%★★☆☆☆
202121.3590 of 6407.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.9854 of 119428.5%★☆☆☆☆
201831.9493 of 76335.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20235.91396 of 14191.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.91377 of 14253.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.31281 of 13082.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.91364 of 14626.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.61299 of 146311.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202617.3949 of 112615.7%★☆☆☆☆
202530.5927 of 136832.2%★★☆☆☆
202422.71046 of 136323.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.31129 of 136717.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.01063 of 136922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202125.5913 of 124126.4%★☆☆☆☆
201922.81063 of 135621.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.11005 of 129322.3%★☆☆☆☆
201720.31053 of 129318.6%★☆☆☆☆
201628.9914 of 129429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201535.6796 of 130238.9%★★☆☆☆
201424.31052 of 132220.4%★☆☆☆☆
201324.51091 of 136720.2%★☆☆☆☆
201222.51141 of 136516.4%★☆☆☆☆
201123.51123 of 134416.4%★☆☆☆☆
201026.21059 of 132720.2%★☆☆☆☆
200933.2983 of 131825.4%★☆☆☆☆
200824.01047 of 129319.0%★☆☆☆☆
200728.21004 of 128722.0%★☆☆☆☆
200625.71011 of 127220.5%★☆☆☆☆
200532.4874 of 120927.7%★☆☆☆☆
200431.6873 of 120427.5%★☆☆☆☆
200334.2839 of 118529.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.6298 of 57448.1%★★☆☆☆
202422.3486 of 54811.3%★☆☆☆☆
202326.8470 of 56917.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.4465 of 57318.8%★☆☆☆☆
202135.5240 of 38537.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.7422 of 56525.3%★☆☆☆☆
201837.2311 of 51139.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202328.9503 of 67425.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.7179 of 48362.9%★★★☆☆
202448.6176 of 48663.8%★★★☆☆
202329.2409 of 48014.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.3405 of 45410.8%★☆☆☆☆
202136.4197 of 27728.9%★☆☆☆☆
201943.3170 of 33949.9%★★★☆☆
201844.6128 of 28555.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202614.2756 of 86712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202523.5969 of 124822.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.31120 of 125110.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.51130 of 127511.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.11057 of 128617.8%★☆☆☆☆
202123.1803 of 101721.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.91093 of 127614.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.7951 of 122622.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202639.2278 of 48342.4%★★☆☆☆
202543.7342 of 66948.9%★★☆☆☆
202434.9414 of 64335.6%★★☆☆☆
202328.1501 of 66124.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.4521 of 66221.3%★☆☆☆☆
202139.7295 of 51742.9%★★☆☆☆
201931.2462 of 63927.7%★☆☆☆☆
201831.7431 of 59026.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202620.0661 of 78816.1%★☆☆☆☆
202540.2712 of 122942.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.6869 of 121928.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.41079 of 123412.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.11035 of 122115.2%★☆☆☆☆
202129.3747 of 101926.7%★☆☆☆☆
201928.2937 of 121723.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.5859 of 116126.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202616.5704 of 82915.1%★☆☆☆☆
202536.8759 of 127140.3%★★☆☆☆
202430.7812 of 126435.8%★★☆☆☆
202324.6976 of 129224.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6947 of 128626.4%★☆☆☆☆
202124.8799 of 104823.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.0881 of 129632.0%★★☆☆☆
201822.8965 of 122321.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.5581 of 81228.4%★☆☆☆☆
202436.8443 of 80244.8%★★☆☆☆
202325.8627 of 80522.1%★☆☆☆☆
202232.7535 of 78131.5%★★☆☆☆
202136.0323 of 54841.1%★★☆☆☆
201937.1434 of 79245.2%★★☆☆☆
201842.9269 of 60255.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.2779 of 88411.9%★☆☆☆☆
202413.3797 of 8758.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.5844 of 8955.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.0826 of 8988.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.9746 of 8138.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.2804 of 90511.2%★☆☆☆☆
201815.3806 of 8899.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+31 vs school
Disabled (2025)52nd percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+27 vs school
African American (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school
Female (2026)12th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school
White (2023)2nd percentile-12 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+31 vs school
African American (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+27 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2023)25th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school
Male (2026)15th percentile~ school
Female (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts41%-15 vs state
Science36%-13 vs state
Mathematics22%-18 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Central Park Elementary School.

Central Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students who attend Central Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Bremen High School

Students at Central Park Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 25% African American, 17% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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