For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 496 students in Park Forest SD 163 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Park Forest SD 163 School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 11% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,523 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
109 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Park Forest SD 163 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#824 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
14%
30%
% Black
79%
22%
% White
2%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,996 is higher than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,431 is higher than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$43 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$39 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,996
$22,423
Spending / Student
$25,431
$21,662
Best Park Forest SD 163 School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Michelle Obama Sch Of Technology
(Math: 5% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
530 Lakewood Blvd
Park Forest, IL 60466
(708) 668-9600
Park Forest, IL 60466
(708) 668-9600
Grades: 6-8
| 496 students
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