Christa McAuliffe School
Tinley Park, IL · Kirby SD 140
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Suburb, large
694th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 67%▼ Declining
8944 174th St, Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708)429-4565NCES ID 172127005282Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Christa McAuliffe School 694th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 67% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 85th in 2019 to 67th 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 546 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 89.2% | 77.3% | ▼ 11.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.6% | 10.6% | ▲ 6.0 pts | |
| Black | 0.6% | 6.0% | ▲ 5.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | 3.1% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Asian | 2.9% | 2.7% | ▼ 0.2 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 $397K in zip 60487 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 Christa McAuliffe School
- #291Millennium Elem SchoolKirby SD 140 · 0.8 mi away291st of 2,105
ELA 66% ▲11 · Math 70% ▲17Compare - #434Fernway Park Elem SchoolKirby SD 140 · 0.9 mi away434th of 2,105
ELA 62% ▲7 · Math 64% ▲11Compare - #879Helen Keller Elem SchoolKirby SD 140 · 2 mi away879th of 2,105
ELA 54% ▼1 · Math 43% ▼10Compare - #511John A Bannes Elem SchoolKirby SD 140 · 2.1 mi away511th of 2,105
ELA 58% ▲3 · Math 62% ▲9Compare - #620Liberty Elem SchoolOrland SD 135 · 2.6 mi away620th of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲9 · Math 49% ▼4Compare - #563Memorial Elem SchoolCCSD 146 · 2.8 mi away563rd of 2,105
ELA 68% ▲13 · Math 49% ▼4Compare - –Orland Center SchoolOrland SD 135 · 2.9 mi awayCompare
- #446Arnold W Kruse Ed CenterCCSD 146 · 2.9 mi away446th of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲9 · Math 60% ▲7Compare
What school district is Christa McAuliffe School in?
Christa McAuliffe School is part of the Kirby SD 140 district in Tinley Park, Illinois.
Is Christa McAuliffe School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Christa McAuliffe School 694th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 67% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe School?
White 77%, Hispanic 11%, Black 6%, Two or more races 3% (546 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Christa McAuliffe School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60487 is $397K 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.