Walter F Fierke Ed Center
Oak Forest, IL · CCSD 146
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Suburb, large
825th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 61%▼ Declining
6535 Victoria Dr, Oak Forest, IL 60452
(708)614-4520NCES ID 173903003962Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Walter F Fierke Ed Center 825th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 61% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 75th in 2019 to 61th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (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.
Black (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.
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.
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 444 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 81.4% | 61.7% | ▼ 19.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 10.0% | 23.4% | ▲ 13.4 pts | |
| Black | 1.3% | 9.2% | ▲ 7.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | 4.5% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Asian | 3.5% | 1.1% | ▼ 2.4 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 $299K in zip 60452 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Walter F Fierke Ed Center in?
Walter F Fierke Ed Center is part of the CCSD 146 district in Oak Forest, Illinois.
Is Walter F Fierke Ed Center a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Walter F Fierke Ed Center 825th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 61% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Walter F Fierke Ed Center?
White 62%, Hispanic 23%, Black 9%, Two or more races 5% (444 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Walter F Fierke Ed Center cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60452 is $299K 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.