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Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Q: Is Walter F Fierke Educational Center a good school?

Walter F Fierke Educational Center ranks 937 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Walter F Fierke Educational Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Walter F Fierke Educational Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Walter F Fierke Educational Center?

Students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center are 54% White, 24% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 2% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Walter F Fierke Educational Center is an elementary school in Oak Forest serving 443 students from prekindergarten through grade 5 in CCSD 146. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear split: math is a relative bright spot against state and district results, while English Language Arts (ELA) is the most important area to watch because Fierke trails both the district and nearby schools in that subject.

Fierke’s all-grades ELA proficiency is 51%, compared with 56% statewide and 67% in the district; math is 48%, compared with 40% statewide and 47% in the district. Still, results are below nearby peers in both subjects: across six nearby schools serving grades 3–5, the average is 62% in ELA and 55% in math, leaving Fierke 12 and 7 percentage points lower, respectively. Grade-level results vary: third-grade math is 61%, close to the district’s 61% and above the state’s 49%, but fifth-grade ELA is 49%, the lowest among those nearby schools, and fifth-grade math is 44%, below their 48%–61% range.

Results have improved over the longer term but are mixed lately: ELA rose 17 points from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, then held steady in the latest year, while math gained 15 points overall but fell 2 points in the latest year. SchoolDigger places Fierke at the 46th percentile statewide and 2 stars for 2025–2026, down from the 61st percentile and 3 stars the prior year; the district ranks at the 58th percentile and has 3 stars. Fierke’s student-teacher ratio is 13.3, and 36% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show contrasting relative standings: Male Students ranked at the 21st percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 60th percentile the year before, while Low Socio Economic Status Students ranked at the 77th percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 61st percentile that year.

443

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,841

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

6535 Victoria Dr
Oak Forest, IL 60452-2659

(708) 614-4520

District: Ccsd 146

Students who attend Walter F Fierke Educational Center usually attend:

Middle:

Central Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

Hispanic:

23.9%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Ccsd 146's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

Illinois avg48%

937^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Ccsd 146

311^th of 738Ccsd 146 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
2026	43.9	937 of 1737	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.1	807 of 2056	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	825 of 2067	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	715 of 2077	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	556 of 2082	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	571 of 1948	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	500 of 2086	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	471 of 2037	76.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	462 of 2044	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	86.3	249 of 2046	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.3	335 of 2052	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	502 of 2167	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.7	245 of 2166	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	312 of 2147	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	608 of 2139	71.6%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	650 of 2120	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	607 of 2092	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	79.0	321 of 2095	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.4	530 of 2086	74.6%	★★★★☆
2005	65.4	841 of 2022	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	81.4	290 of 2030	85.7%	★★★★☆
2003	77.8	431 of 2020	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	16.4	765 of 768	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	791 of 1286	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.4	754 of 1942	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	753 of 1942	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	716 of 1957	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	584 of 1970	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	548 of 1680	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	691 of 2019	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	537 of 1964	72.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	270 of 982	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	223 of 959	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	285 of 970	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	125 of 954	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	30 of 742	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	76 of 955	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	131 of 938	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	415 of 1800	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	481 of 1793	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	356 of 1808	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	105 of 1763	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	69.9	255 of 1514	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	394 of 1816	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	436 of 1765	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	1032 of 1311	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	58.9	771 of 1947	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	846 of 1959	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	678 of 1984	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	488 of 1977	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	572 of 1707	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	367 of 2019	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	426 of 1972	78.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	35 of 120	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	488 of 1292	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	421 of 1195	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	407 of 1156	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	314 of 1113	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	83 of 640	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	171 of 1194	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	152 of 763	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	826 of 1149	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	854 of 1389	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	853 of 1392	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	666 of 1419	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	625 of 1425	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	593 of 1308	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	614 of 1462	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	561 of 1463	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-6 vs state

Mathematics48%+8 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

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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	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Walter F Fierke Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-5	6535 Victoria Dr	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 614-4520	443	33	13.3	35.9%	239 (54.0%)	39 (8.8%)	106 (23.9%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.3%)	43.9	937^th of 1737 public elementary schools	46.1%		60.1	807^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.7%	130	45.6	52.5	50.7	48.5	50.5	60.7	39.1	44.1	47.5	98.2%		$19,841	$515	$19,326
Lee R Foster Elementary School	Public	1-5	5931 School St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-4763	397	29	13.9	48.6%	197 (49.6%)	47 (11.8%)	132 (33.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	46.5	897^th of 1737 public elementary schools	48.4%		71.3	571^st of 2056 public elementary schools	72.2%	326	53.0	50.0	53.5	57.8	53.9	51.3	35.2	48.2	45.2	95.8%		$14,471	$697	$13,774
Scarlet Oak Elementary School	Public	3-4	5731 Albert Dr	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-5822	249	19	13.1	57.8%	98 (39.4%)	30 (12.0%)	73 (29.3%)	43 (17.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	32.3	1149^th of 1737 public elementary schools	33.9%		39.8	1219^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.7%	70		54.5	45.9		50.0	37.3	35.2		36.2	98.4%		$16,936	$1,298	$15,639
Arnold W Kruse Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-5	7617 Hemlock Dr	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 614-4530	462	37	12.4	41.1%	261 (56.5%)	41 (8.9%)	63 (13.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (18.8%)	62.8	618^th of 1737 public elementary schools	64.4%		77.8	442^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	78.5%	176	44.3	55.1	75.4	62.0	63.1	65.4	57.9	49.4	57.5	97.2%		$21,026	$515	$20,512
Kimberly Heights Elementary School	Public	PK-K	6141 Kimberly Dr	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 532-6434	181	11	16.4	35.4%	64 (35.4%)	12 (6.6%)	57 (31.5%)	40 (22.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)								(n/a)										91.5%		$16,469	$1,298	$15,172
Kerkstra Elementary School	Public	1-5	14950 Laramie Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-2860	407	30	13.7	43.7%	196 (48.2%)	39 (9.6%)	152 (37.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	58.3	697^th of 1737 public elementary schools	59.9%		61	778^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.2%	81	56.1	52.0	58.0	68.7	59.8	51.4	45.5	61.0	52.5	97.2%		$14,624	$696	$13,928
Helen Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7846 163rd St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 532-2144	426	35	12.2	—	282 (66.2%)	30 (7.0%)	83 (19.5%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	68	515^th of 1737 public elementary schools	70.4%		53.6	932^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	54.7%	417	55.6	62.0	66.0	75.0	67.6	77.5	45.3	50.0	59.0	96.9%		$19,024	$206	$18,818
Ridge Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	5151 149th St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-2964	245	13	18.8	25.7%	122 (49.8%)	25 (10.2%)	83 (33.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)										92.2%		$14,052	$768	$13,284
John A Bannes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16835 Odell Ave	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 532-6466	421	32	12.9	—	298 (70.8%)	29 (6.9%)	60 (14.3%)	16 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	74.9	375^th of 1737 public elementary schools	78.4%		72.5	543^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	73.6%	168	57.5	70.7	72.4	72.0	71.7	68.0	60.5	53.3	60.6	95.4%		$18,984	$206	$18,778
Bert H Fulton School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 171st St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 614-4525	404	36	11.3	43.6%	220 (54.5%)	36 (8.9%)	99 (24.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	58.1	698^th of 1737 public elementary schools	59.8%		65.3	698^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.1%		65.7	44.4	60.0	66.2	57.6	53.7	46.0	55.2	52.0	96.4%		$21,704	$515	$21,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter F Fierke Educational Center

How many students attend Walter F Fierke Educational Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Walter F Fierke Educational Center.

What district is Walter F Fierke Educational Center in?

Ccsd 146

What schools do graduates of Walter F Fierke Educational Center attend?

Students who attend Walter F Fierke Educational Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Walter F Fierke Educational Center?

Students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center are 54% White, 24% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Walter F Fierke Educational Center a good school?

Walter F Fierke Educational Center ranks 937^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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