Fernway Park Elem School
Orland Park, IL · Kirby SD 140
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Suburb, large
434th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 79%▲ Improving
16600 S 88th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
(708)349-3810NCES ID 172127002398Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Fernway Park Elem School 434th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 79% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 63th in 2019 to 79th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (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.
Asian (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 408 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 82.4% | 73.5% | ▼ 8.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 8.0% | 16.9% | ▲ 8.9 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 4.7% | ▲ 3.6 pts | |
| Asian | 4.6% | 3.4% | ▼ 1.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | 1.0% | ▼ 2.5 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 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 $373K in zip 60462 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Fernway Park Elem School
- #694Christa McAuliffe SchoolKirby SD 140 · 0.9 mi away694th of 2,105
ELA 55% ▼7 · Math 53% ▼11Compare - #879Helen Keller Elem SchoolKirby SD 140 · 1.4 mi away879th of 2,105
ELA 54% ▼8 · Math 43% ▼21Compare - #291Millennium Elem SchoolKirby SD 140 · 1.6 mi away291st of 2,105
ELA 66% ▲4 · Math 70% ▲6Compare - #620Liberty Elem SchoolOrland SD 135 · 1.7 mi away620th of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲2 · Math 49% ▼15Compare - #511John A Bannes Elem SchoolKirby SD 140 · 1.9 mi away511th of 2,105
ELA 58% ▼4 · Math 62% ▼2Compare - –Orland Center SchoolOrland SD 135 · 2 mi awayCompare
- #446Arnold W Kruse Ed CenterCCSD 146 · 2.1 mi away446th of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲2 · Math 60% ▼4Compare - #325High Point Elem SchoolOrland SD 135 · 2.7 mi away325th of 2,105
ELA 69% ▲7 · Math 64% =Compare
What school district is Fernway Park Elem School in?
Fernway Park Elem School is part of the Kirby SD 140 district in Orland Park, Illinois.
Is Fernway Park Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Fernway Park Elem School 434th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 79% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Fernway Park Elem School?
White 74%, Hispanic 17%, Black 5%, Asian 3% (408 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Fernway Park Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60462 is $373K 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.