Memorial Elem School, Tinley Park IL

Original Research by School Decision on Memorial Elem School

Memorial Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Tinley Park, a mixed-use Chicago southwest suburb combining a walkable historic downtown along Oak Park Avenue with residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors. The school sits in CCSD 146, which serves Tinley Park, Orland Park, and Oak Forest.

The school's enrollment is small, with a student body that is majority white, followed by a substantial share of Hispanic students and a meaningful presence of Black students. The racial composition is more homogeneous than some neighbors in the county. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, English learners, and students with individualized education plans were not available, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about those populations.

In English language arts, the school shows strength in grades three and four, with clear majority proficiency. Fifth grade also reports solid proficiency. In mathematics, grade four is the strongest performer, sitting at two-thirds proficiency. Third grade sits at about half proficiency, and fifth grade drops to roughly one-quarter proficiency. Science proficiency in fifth grade was notably low. The recent change in Illinois's assessment standards and cut scores makes direct year-to-year trend comparison unavailable. These mixed results, particularly the notable dip in fifth-grade math and science, are worth exploring with the school to understand whether specific interventions are in place or whether the data reflects broader patterns in the district.

The school sits above the midpoint for overall proficiency when compared to districts in Cook County, positioning it in reasonable standing countywide, though this reflects an average across varied grades and subjects rather than uniformly strong performance.

Tinley Park itself is experiencing active downtown redevelopment centered on entertainment and mixed-use development, including Harmony Square, a new downtown plaza that opened recently with retail, residential apartments, and public gathering space. Two Metra Rock Island commuter stations serve the area, with one express service to Chicago. Housing values in the zip code sit modestly below the state average, and the market shows healthy inventory relative to demand. The area has a diverse business environment including manufacturing, office, and hospitality along the I-80 corridor, with major employers in the manufacturing and technology sectors.

A parent choosing this school would be enrolling in a small, stable K-5 building in a growing suburb with commuter rail access and ongoing downtown investment. The academic profile shows capable younger elementary performance with some softening in the upper grades, particularly in mathematics and science. The student body composition is predominantly white with meaningful representation from Hispanic and Black families. No major district-wide changes or referenda emerged in recent news, so decisions should rest on the school's direct offerings rather than on expected district-level shifts.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 58% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 57% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 45% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 57% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 61% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 66% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 41% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolCCSD 146, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.