Enrollment
215
Middle
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATTESON ESD 162·NCES 172502002718
Indiana Elementary School
165 Indiana St, Park Forest, IL 60466 · (708) 747-5300 · Cook County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
117 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 55% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 39% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Indiana Elementary School→O W Huth Middle School
Based on grade levels within Matteson ESD 162. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.2pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 14.1% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Indiana Elementary School
Indiana Elementary School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Elementary School this school | 215 | 54.4% | 30.6% |
| Schrum Memorial School Calumet City | 274 | 51.1% | 20.3% |
| Calumet Elementary School Calumet Park | 316 | 56.0% | 18.6% |
| Rickover Jr High School Sauk Village | 371 | 51.5% | 13.9% |
| Brookwood Jr High School Glenwood | 226 | 65.0% | 33.4% |
| Heritage Middle School Lansing | 500 | 59.4% | 30.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Indiana Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #427 of 578 | #68 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #420 of 640 ▲ 54 | #88 of 146 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #393 of 640 ▲ 127 | #84 of 146 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #542 of 691 | #138 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #216 of 558 | #70 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #445 of 560 | #118 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #250 of 581 | #76 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.4% | #8 of 440 | #6 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
215
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 368
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 | 215 | 17.4 | 12.3:1 | 54% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 16.7 | 11.5:1 | 60% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 17.5 | 12.8:1 | 53% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 72% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 71% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 75% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 22 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indiana Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (373 to 215); teachers down 30% (25 to 17.4).
About Indiana Elementary School
Located in Park Forest, Illinois, Indiana Elementary School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The school's enrollment of 215 students covers grades 4 through 6. Enrollment is 53% lower than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
Indiana Elementary School is one school in a 7-school district, Matteson ESD 162, which enrolls 2,405 students.
Most students at Indiana Elementary School are Black: 87% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 22% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Indiana Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.3:1, with 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.0:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 54% of enrollment. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Indiana Elementary School is -9.5 points: 30.6% actual, 40.1% predicted.
Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Indiana Elementary School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
Matteson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Indiana Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Indiana Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 206 in 2020-21 and 215 in 2024-25, a rise of 9 students.
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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 Matteson ESD 162
- Arcadia Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- O W Huth Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Matteson Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Illinois SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Sauk Elementary SchoolMiddle · 281 students
- Richton Square SchoolElementary · 161 students
Other schools in Park Forest
- Michelle Obama School of TechnologyMiddle · 428 students
- Illinois SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Talala Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Mohawk Primary CenterElementary · 283 students
- Blackhawk Primary CenterElementary · 167 students
- 21st Century Primary CenterElementary · 152 students
Nearby schools
- Matteson Elementary School0.5 mi · 420
- Illinois School0.6 mi · 391
- O W Huth Middle School0.8 mi · 421
- Arcadia Elementary School1.1 mi · 516
- Michelle Obama School of Technology1.1 mi · 428
- Algonquin Primary Center1.4 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Indiana Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Indiana Elementary School?
Indiana Elementary School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Indiana Elementary School serve?
Indiana Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indiana Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indiana Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Indiana Elementary School?
Student demographics at Indiana Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 7% Hispanic, 87% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Indiana Elementary School in?
Indiana Elementary School is part of Matteson ESD 162.
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