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Serena Hills Elem School

Chicago Heights, IL · Flossmoor SD 161

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large

1,228th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 42% Declining

255 Pleasant Dr, Chicago Heights, IL 60411

(708)647-7300NCES ID 171542001851Directory 202324

319
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.8:1
Student / teacher ratio
74%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
15.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Serena Hills Elem School 1,228th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 42% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 65th in 2019 to 42th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%42%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Serena Hills Elem School
48%
IL average
52%
Math
Serena Hills Elem School
28%
IL average
38%
Science
Serena Hills Elem School
29%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Serena Hills Elem School IL average
25%50%75%48%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Serena Hills Elem School IL average
25%50%75%28%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Serena Hills Elem School IL average
25%50%75%29%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%55%55%42%39%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%56%34%25%22%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%67%38%201920202024no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 319 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic32%6%Black50%Two+11%
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categories changedHispanic 32%Black 50%Two or more races 11%64%30%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Black51.5%49.8% 1.7 pts
Hispanic30.6%32.0% 1.4 pts
Two or more races2.2%11.0% 8.8 pts
White15.2%6.3% 8.9 pts
American Indian0.3%0.6% 0.3 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $177K in zip 60411 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$47K$93K$140K$187K$177K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Serena Hills Elem School in?

Serena Hills Elem School is part of the Flossmoor SD 161 district in Chicago Heights, Illinois.

Is Serena Hills Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Serena Hills Elem School 1,228th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 42% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Serena Hills Elem School?

Black 50%, Hispanic 32%, Two or more races 11%, White 6% (319 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Serena Hills Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60411 is $177K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.