Elementary School District 159

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–8 DSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Rich, Matteson and Richton Park, and parts of Tinley Park.

At a glance

1,653Students enrolled

5Schools

3Towns served

$27,813Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

71%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

RichMattesonRichton Park

Grades PK–8

7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMatteson Elementary School District 162

Grades 8

Colin Powell Middle Sch or O W Huth Middle School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Rich Township High School2,433 students · Olympia FieldsRich Township High School District 227

Grades PK–8

7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMatteson Elementary School District 162

Grades 8

Colin Powell Middle Sch or O W Huth Middle School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Rich Township High School2,433 students · Olympia FieldsRich Township High School District 227

Grades PK–8

7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMatteson Elementary School District 162

Grades 8

Colin Powell Middle Sch or O W Huth Middle School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Rich Township High School2,433 students · Olympia FieldsRich Township High School District 227

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency8%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts15%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 85% at Rich Township High School District 227, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$27,813

per student each year · 29% above the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction49%

Support & administration47%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)61%

State34%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,779’20

1,685’21

1,679’22

1,648’23

1,653’24

Students

Black · 79%1,311

Hispanic · 14%239

Two or more races · 4%65

White · 2%26

Asian · 0%7

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Rich74,330 people · Grades PK–8 at Arcadia Elem School or Matteson Elem School and others

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Matteson18,645 people · Grades PK–8 at Arcadia Elem School or Matteson Elem School and others

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Richton Park12,521 people · Grades PK–8 at Arcadia Elem School or Matteson Elem School and others

Also covers small parts of Tinley Park.

Schools5 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Marya Yates Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 284 students · Matteson

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Sieden Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 279 students · Matteson

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Neil Armstrong Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 266 students · Richton Park

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Woodgate Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 260 students · Matteson

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Colin Powell Middle SchMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 564 students · Matteson

C-Public

Where students go next · Rich Township High School District 227

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Rich Township High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,433 students · Olympia Fields

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Frankfort · Frankfort · Mokena · $19,546 per student

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Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CFrankfort · Frankfort · $15,648 per student

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Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UMonee · Park Forest · University Park · $23,596 per student

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Mokena School District 159Frankfort · Mokena · $17,395 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.