Heather Hill Elem School

Heather Hill Elem School, a tight-knit elementary-level community in Flossmoor, Illinois, one of the schools within Flossmoor SD 161, caters to 319 students, covering grades K through 5.

Heather Hill Elem School is one of 5 schools operated by Flossmoor SD 161, a district that hosts 2,302 students overall.

On demographics, Heather Hill Elem School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (82%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the income-and-resources front, Heather Hill Elem School shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 58% of students at Heather Hill Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Heather Hill Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

In the broader community, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Heather Hill Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Parker Junior High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Heather Hill Elem School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

Heather Hill Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Heather Hill Elem School has rose 28%, going from 249 students in 2018 to 319 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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