Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOSSMOOR SD 161·NCES 171542001848
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School
3721 Beech St, Flossmoor, IL 60422 · (708) 647-7100 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
217 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 79 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 47% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School→Parker Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Flossmoor SD 161. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.1pp since 2023
Math
51.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 51.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 36.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Flossmoor Hills Elementary School
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flossmoor Hills Elementary School this school | 357 | 60.8% | 51.5% |
| Heather Hill Elementary School Flossmoor | 319 | 58.0% | 43.5% |
| Strassburg Elementary School Sauk Village | 406 | 55.9% | 14.5% |
| Hickory Bend Elementary School Glenwood | 277 | 62.8% | 24.0% |
| Longwood Elementary School Glenwood | 364 | 57.4% | 20.8% |
| Coles Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 286 | 60.8% | 22.1% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Flossmoor Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #548 of 1,925 | #150 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #631 of 2,077 ▼ 3 | #189 of 829 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #473 of 2,077 ▲ 172 | #165 of 829 ▲ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #1,226 of 2,419 | #505 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,185 of 2,035 | #528 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #1,229 of 2,042 | #455 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #988 of 2,132 | #533 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #320 of 615 | #93 of 186 |
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
357
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 283
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 | 357 | 25.8 | 13.9:1 | 61% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 23.8 | 14.4:1 | 52% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 23.8 | 14.3:1 | 54% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 51% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 47% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 37% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 27 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flossmoor Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (329 to 357); teachers up 17% (22 to 25.8).
About Flossmoor Hills Elementary School
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School is an elementary school in Flossmoor, Illinois, according to federal school records. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 357 students.
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School is among 5 schools run by Flossmoor SD 161, which serves 2,302 students.
At Flossmoor Hills Elementary School, Black students make up 78% of the student body. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% White. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 25.8 full-time equivalents, or about 13.9 students per teacher. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. About 61% of students, or 217, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Flossmoor Hills Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Flossmoor Hills Elementary School does better than predicted by 15.1 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.5%; the prediction is 36.4%.
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School is located in Cook County, where the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Flossmoor Hills Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Flossmoor Hills Elementary School is Homewood-Flossmoor High School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Flossmoor Hills Elementary School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Flossmoor Hills Elementary School was 360 in 2020-21 and 357 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Flossmoor SD 161
- Parker Junior High SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- Western Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Heather Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Serena Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Other schools in Flossmoor
- Homewood-Flossmoor High SchoolHigh · 2,707 students
- Parker Junior High SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- Western Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Heather Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
Nearby schools
- Homewood-Flossmoor High School0.8 mi · 2,707
- Chateaux School1.1 mi · 249
- Parker Junior High School1.1 mi · 822
- Southwood Middle School1.1 mi · 283
- Zenon J Sykuta School1.2 mi · 273
- Mae Jemison School1.4 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Flossmoor Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Flossmoor Hills Elementary School?
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-05.
Is Flossmoor Hills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Flossmoor Hills Elementary School have?
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Flossmoor Hills Elementary School?
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 11% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Flossmoor Hills Elementary School?
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School is overseen by Flossmoor SD 161 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.