The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Math. The lowest is 36% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Eisenhower School
Eisenhower School serves grades two and three in South Holland, a mature suburban community south of Chicago. The school's academic results show areas needing attention. In grade three mathematics, proficiency reached about the midpoint among Cook County districts, while reading performance in the same grade was notably lower, sitting below the county midpoint. Grade three had strong participation rates in testing, above expectations, which means the results reflect how the school's students are actually performing rather than missing data. Testing results for grades four through eight are not available; this reflects the school's enrollment structure, which includes only the early grades.
The school serves a student body that is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic student population and very few white students. Students represent a mixed economic range, though specific free-and-reduced-price-lunch data was not available to assess income composition directly. Enrollment hovers around small to mid-sized for this grade band, split between the two grades.
South Holland itself is a family-oriented south suburb built around single-family homes, with an industrial backbone tied to highways and freight operations. The housing stock centers on bungalows, ranches, and split-levels, and zoning has historically restricted apartments and condominiums. The area is distinctly car-dependent, organized around U.S. Route 6 as the commercial spine and close to Interstates 94 and 80. Realtors and civic sources publicly report median home values in the mid-range, with rents moderately below state norms. The village is pursuing a neighborhood revitalization strategy focused on rehabbing vacant single-family homes rather than large new construction, reflecting a mature, built-out approach to housing rather than rapid growth.
At the district level, South Holland SD 151 showed no major recent curriculum, referendum, or property-tax change in available public reporting, so the school operates within a stable administrative context. A parent considering this school should understand that it serves a young cohort with measurable performance gaps, particularly in reading, and should ask the school directly about intervention strategies, curriculum approaches, and how instruction is differentiated across student needs. The community itself offers a traditional suburb setting with good access to schools on dedicated campuses rather than a walkable neighborhood center, and a stable housing market neither booming nor declining sharply.
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