Total enrollment
2,333
-300 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Summit Hill SD 161
Illinois · 2,682 students · 3 cities
7 public K-12 schools, 2,682 students, one district. That is the Summit Hill SD 161 entry on the numbers, with a mix of 5 elementary and 2 middle.
4-year change in Summit Hill SD 161
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-1 (-17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Summit Hill SD 161 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #19 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,682 | #139 of 508 | #3,571 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #100 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #35 of 506 | #850 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 21.6% | #415 of 456 | #7,328 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Summit Hill SD 161
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Indian Trail Elementary School at 71.7% proficient to Walker Intermediate School at 57.0%, a gap of 14.8 points. That is the 117th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,562 to 2,239 students (down 13%) and from 178 to 210 full-time teachers (up 18%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Julian Rogus School | Frankfort | Elementary | KG-04 | 653 |
| Summit Hill Junior High School | Frankfort | Middle | 07-08 | 566 |
| Walker Intermediate School | Tinley Park | Middle | 05-06 | 554 |
| Indian Trail Elem School | Frankfort | Elementary | 01-04 | 466 |
| Frankfort Square Elem School | Frankfort | Elementary | 01-04 | 175 |
| Arbury Hills Elem School | Mokena | Elementary | 01-04 | 174 |
| Mary Drew Early Learning Center | Frankfort | Elementary | PK-PK | 94 |
About Summit Hill SD 161
As a sparse district in Illinois, Summit Hill SD 161 instructs 2,682 students across 7 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Summit Hill SD 161 consists of 5 elementary and 2 middle.
Per-school enrollment averages around 383 in this district, lower than the Illinois typical of 480.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 11%: 2,633 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,333 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 6 to 5 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Summit Hill SD 161 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.