Flossmoor School District 161

Public Grades PK–8 B-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Flossmoor, and parts of Bloom, Rich, Chicago Heights, Homewood, Hazel Crest and Olympia Fields.

At a glance

2,302Students enrolled

5Schools

$19,241Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

55%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Flossmoor

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Parker Junior High School822 students · FlossmoorThis district

Grades 9–12

Homewood-Flossmoor High School2,707 students · FlossmoorHomewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233

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 proficiency22%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts27%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 97% at Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233, 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

$19,241

per student each year · 11% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction53%

Support & administration45%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)43%

State50%

Federal7%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,301’20

2,311’21

2,341’22

2,314’23

2,302’24

Students

Black · 66%1,509

Hispanic · 16%362

White · 10%240

Two or more races · 8%177

Asian · 0%8

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%4

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

Schools5 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

📚

Western Avenue Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 499 students · Flossmoor

B+Public 📚

Flossmoor Hills Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 357 students · Flossmoor

BPublic 📚

Heather Hill Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 319 students · Flossmoor

B+Public 📚

Serena Hills Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 305 students · Chicago Heights

BPublic 📚

Parker Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 822 students · Flossmoor

C+Public

Where students go next · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233

🏫

Homewood-Flossmoor High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,707 students · Flossmoor

B-Public

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

Nearby districts

🏫

Bloom Township High School District 206Crete · Crete · Glenwood + 2 more · $22,240 per student

🏫

Rich Township High School District 227Country Club Hills · Matteson · Park Forest · $38,455 per student

🏫

Thornton Township High School District 205East Hazel Crest · Harvey · Thornton + 1 more · $34,660 per student

🏫

Bremen Community High School District 228Bremen · Country Club Hills · Markham + 1 more · $25,258 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.