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Mae Jemison School

Hazel Crest, IL · Prairie-Hills ESD 144

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

1,946th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 8% Declining

3450 W 177th St, Hazel Crest, IL 60429

(708)225-3636NCES ID 172472004254Directory 202324

359
Students
2023–24 enrollment
16.3:1
Student / teacher ratio
95%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
35.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Mae Jemison School 1,946th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 8% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 27th in 2019 to 8th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Mae Jemison School
18%
IL average
52%
Math
Mae Jemison School
14%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Mae Jemison School IL average
25%50%75%18%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Mae Jemison School IL average
25%50%75%14%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Mae Jemison School IL average
25%50%75%19%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%17%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops 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%13%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops 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%18%201920202023no 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 359 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2001, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

9%Black91%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 9%Black 91%93%20012023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Black88.7%90.5% 1.8 pts
Hispanic8.0%8.6% 0.6 pts
White1.3%0.3% 1.0 pts
Two or more races1.8%0.0% 1.8 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 2001. 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 $183K in zip 60429 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$49K$98K$146K$195K$179K200020052010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Mae Jemison School in?

Mae Jemison School is part of the Prairie-Hills ESD 144 district in Hazel Crest, Illinois.

Is Mae Jemison School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Mae Jemison School 1,946th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 8% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Mae Jemison School?

Black 91%, Hispanic 9% (359 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Mae Jemison School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60429 is $183K 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.