Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOSSMOOR SD 161·NCES 171542001850
Heather Hill Elementary School
1439 Lawrence Cres, Flossmoor, IL 60422 · (708) 647-7200 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
185 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
31%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
Heather Hill 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
54.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.4pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 22.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 Heather Hill Elementary School
Heather Hill Elementary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Hill Elementary School this school | 319 | 58.0% | 43.5% |
| Flossmoor Hills Elementary School Flossmoor | 357 | 60.8% | 51.5% |
| Coles Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 286 | 60.8% | 22.1% |
| Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy Chicago | 281 | 58.4% | 28.7% |
| Hickory Bend Elementary School Glenwood | 277 | 62.8% | 24.0% |
| Coretta Scott King Magnet School University Park | 293 | 53.2% | 35.8% |
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 Heather Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #810 of 1,925 | #211 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #948 of 2,077 ▲ 139 | #283 of 829 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #857 of 2,077 ▼ 23 | #266 of 829 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #1,433 of 2,419 | #594 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,045 of 2,035 | #474 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #1,375 of 2,042 | #512 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #1,067 of 2,132 | #553 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.1% | #79 of 615 | #18 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
319
+41 (+15%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 318
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 | 319 | 23.8 | 13.4:1 | 58% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 21.8 | 15.0:1 | 55% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 22.8 | 14.3:1 | 53% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 20.8 | 12.0:1 | 45% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 42% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 28% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heather Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (249 to 319); teachers up 14% (20.8 to 23.8).
About Heather Hill Elementary School
Heather Hill Elementary School is a small elementary school in Flossmoor, Illinois, under Flossmoor SD 161. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 319 students in kindergarten through 5.
Flossmoor SD 161 counts 2,302 students in its 5 schools, and Heather Hill Elementary School is one of them.
Heather Hill Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 82% Black. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Cook County's population at about 22%. Heather Hill Elementary School has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 23.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. Roughly 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Heather Hill Elementary School scores 43.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.0%.
Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
Parker Junior High School is located about 0.7 miles from Heather Hill Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Heather Hill Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Heather Hill Elementary School had 278 students in 2020-21 and 319 in 2024-25, a 15% increase.
The Heather Hill Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Flossmoor Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 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
- Flossmoor Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Parker Junior High School0.7 mi · 822
- Homewood-Flossmoor High School0.8 mi · 2,707
- Western Avenue Elementary School0.9 mi · 499
- Rich Township High School1.4 mi · 2,433
- Flossmoor Hills Elementary School1.5 mi · 357
- Arcadia Elementary School1.6 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Heather Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Heather Hill Elementary School?
Heather Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Heather Hill Elementary School serve?
Heather Hill Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Heather Hill Elementary School have?
Heather Hill Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heather Hill Elementary School?
At Heather Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 8% Hispanic, 82% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Heather Hill Elementary School public or private?
Heather Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Flossmoor SD 161.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.