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What's one thing Fernway Park Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIRBY SD 140·NCES 172127002398
Fernway Park Elementary School
16600 S 88th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462 · (708) 349-3810 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 77 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.2pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +25.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 38.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Fernway Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #328 of 2,077 ▲ 249 | #110 of 829 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #616 of 2,077 ▲ 34 | #205 of 829 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #706 of 2,419 | #330 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,665 of 2,035 | #700 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #972 of 2,042 | #356 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #1,406 of 1,461 | #643 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
461
+70 (+18%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 461 | 29.5 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 29.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 30.3 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 391 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 34.6 | 13.5:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 33 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 26 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fernway Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (467 to 461); teachers down 15% (34.6 to 29.5).
About Fernway Park Elementary School
Fernway Park Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Kirby SD 140 in Orland Park, Illinois. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 461 students. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
A total of 7 schools make up Kirby SD 140, with 3,495 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Fernway Park Elementary School are White (70%). Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Cook County overall, about 44% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fernway Park Elementary School scores 48%.
Fernway Park Elementary School lists 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.6 students per teacher. The school's 15.6:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois.
In Cook County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Fernway Park Elementary School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Victor J Andrew High School is about 0.7 miles from Fernway Park Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The Fernway Park Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kirby SD 140
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Millennium Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Helen Keller Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- John A Bannes Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Orland Park
- Carl Sandburg High SchoolHigh · 2,840 students
- Jerling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Century Junior High SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Meadow Ridge SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Orland Jr High SchoolMiddle · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Victor J Andrew High School0.7 mi · 2,213
- Christa McAuliffe School0.9 mi · 530
- Virgil I Grissom Middle School1.0 mi · 627
- Prairie View Middle School1.1 mi · 579
- Helen Keller Elementary School1.4 mi · 426
- Millennium Elementary School1.6 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Fernway Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fernway Park Elementary School?
Fernway Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fernway Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fernway Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fernway Park Elementary School have?
Fernway Park Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
How diverse is Fernway Park Elementary School?
Fernway Park Elementary School reports a student body of 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fernway Park Elementary School in?
Fernway Park Elementary School is part of Kirby SD 140.
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