Best Public Schools in Frankfort, IL

Summary:

The city of Frankfort, Illinois is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area display a mix of high-performing and lower-performing institutions, with several standout schools that rank among the top in the state.

The top-performing school in the area is Lincoln-Way East High School, which consistently ranks among the top 30 high schools in Illinois and maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This school boasts impressive test scores, a 97.1% 4-year graduation rate, and a low 0.5% dropout rate. Another standout is Hickory Creek Middle School, which ranks among the top 12 middle schools in Illinois and has exceptional test scores, with 91.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and 73.9% in Math.

The Frankfort CCSD 157C district and the Summit Hill School District 161 both perform well, with several of their schools ranking among the top in the state. However, there is a significant gap in performance between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing ones, such as Peotone Intermediate Center, which has much lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pioneer Grove Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-2	601 Willow St	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Lincoln-Way Area Special Educational JA District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 806-4685	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grand Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	10480 Nebraska St	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 469-3366	869	57	15.3		668 (76.9%)	64 (7.4%)	74 (8.5%)	27 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.1%)								(n/a)																											$13,933	$531	$13,402
Chelsea Elementary School	Public	3-5	22265 S 80th Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 469-2309	882	55	15.9		663 (75.2%)	68 (7.7%)	73 (8.3%)	25 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	96.7	56^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.5	53^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	97.4%	3	76.1	66.2	70.4	83.8				73.5	68.5	66.6	60.1				65.0												$12,495	$474	$12,021
Hickory Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	22150 S Owens Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 469-4474	910	63	14.5		687 (75.5%)	89 (9.8%)	73 (8.0%)	25 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	98.9	11^th of 1363 public middle schools	99.2%		98.9	10^th of 1367 public middle schools	99.3%	1	82.4				93.4	88.6	92.1	91.5				77.0	74.2	70.5	73.9												$12,602	$446	$12,156
Lincoln-Way East High School	Public	9-12	201 Colorado Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Lincoln Way CHSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 464-4130	2,749	145	18.9		1,956 (71.2%)	273 (9.9%)	306 (11.1%)	101 (3.7%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	108 (3.9%)	98.7	20^th of 697 public high schools	97.1%		95.1	29^th of 699 public high schools	95.9%	9	68.1															60.6	58.4	97.6	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.6	97.4	97.6		96.9	$13,729	$551	$13,178
Frankfort Square Elementary School	Public	1-4	7710 W Kingston Dr	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 469-0564	175	17	10.5	16.6%	128 (73.1%)	8 (4.6%)	29 (16.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	95	106^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.3	82^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	96.1%	24		61.7	61.7					61.7	76.4	66.7					70.2			97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6		97.6	98.2			$19,947	$373	$19,574
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	1-4	20912 S Frankfort Square Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 469-0564	326	28	11.6	23.0%	220 (67.5%)	46 (14.1%)	37 (11.3%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	96.8	52^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	97.5%		92.5	135^th of 2077 public elementary schools	93.5%	83		71.2	68.9					69.9	72.6	65.6					68.7			96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7		96.3	96.3			$16,935	$267	$16,668
Summit Hill Junior High School	Public	7-8	7260 W North Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 469-0594	640	54	11.7	21.4%	456 (71.3%)	54 (8.4%)	89 (13.9%)	27 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	87.2	141^st of 1363 public middle schools	89.7%		83.3	184^th of 1367 public middle schools	86.5%	43	68.9					59.9	68.2	64.2					52.7	49.4	51.0			99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0		99.8	$17,472	$157	$17,315
Dr Julian Rogus School	Public	PK, KG-4	20027 S 88th Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 469-0564	644	53	12.2	14.6%	463 (71.9%)	46 (7.1%)	83 (12.9%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	83.8	286^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.2%		77.7	410^th of 2077 public elementary schools	80.3%	124		57.7	48.0					52.7	56.3	45.3					50.7			98.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	15.8	97.6	98.7	15.7		$18,239	$293	$17,946
Peotone Intermediate Center	Public	4-5	9526 W Manhattan Monee Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Peotone CUSD 207U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 469-5744	185	15	12.7	17.3%	151 (81.6%)	5 (2.7%)	23 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	55.4	816^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.5%		53.2	876^th of 2077 public elementary schools	57.8%	60	59.3		49.4	33.3				41.1		40.3	12.3				25.9												$19,317	$725	$18,592

Cities Near Frankfort

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tinley Park	2.77 mi	12	295^th
Mokena	2.91 mi	4	76^th
Matteson	4.12 mi	6	710^th
Richton Park	5 mi	6	606^th
New Lenox	5.18 mi	16	88^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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