Michelle Obama Sch of Technology and the Arts
Park Forest, IL · Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
594th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 13%▼ Declining
530 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL 60466
(708)668-9600NCES ID 173081003209Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Michelle Obama Sch of Technology and the Arts 594th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 13% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 29th in 2019 to 13th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023) 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.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), White (last reported 2023) 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.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) 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.
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 496 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 86.0% | 82.5% | ▼ 3.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.7% | 12.1% | ▲ 9.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.0% | 4.2% | ▼ 0.8 pts | |
| White | 5.8% | 1.0% | ▼ 4.8 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 $158K in zip 60466 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Michelle Obama Sch of Technology and the Arts in?
Michelle Obama Sch of Technology and the Arts is part of the Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163 district in Park Forest, Illinois.
Is Michelle Obama Sch of Technology and the Arts a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Michelle Obama Sch of Technology and the Arts 594th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 13% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Michelle Obama Sch of Technology and the Arts?
Black 83%, Hispanic 12%, Two or more races 4%, White 1% (496 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Michelle Obama Sch of Technology and the Arts cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60466 is $158K 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.