Elementary School District 159 is located in Cook County and serves portions the communities of Matteson, Richton Park, Tinley Park and Frankfort.  The student population of 2310 is served by five locations.  Four grade schools, Woodgate, Armstrong, Yates and Sieden Prairie, house grades pre-school through fifth.  One middle school, Colin Powell, houses grades sixth through eighth.  The district Administration Center is located on Vollmer Road on the site of the original two-room Sedan Prairie schoolhouse, originally built in 1869.

District 159 prides itself on its diverse population, excellent program offerings, state-of-the-art facilities, outstanding teaching and administrative staffs, and 21st Century curriculum.  The district boasts an award winning band program, a National Champion Heritage Bowl tradition, a fiber optic technology network, and numerous South Suburban junior high school athletic honors among its outstanding programs. 

Among the teaching staff the district has a Golden Apple teacher and Those Who Excel honorees recognized by the state of Illinois, as well as teachers that have become highly sought after to speak at state and national conferences on topics such as student literacy and technology.  43% of the teaching staff in 159 hold a masters degree or higher.  The average teacher in 159 has been working in education for 15 years. 

The District reaches out to all students of all ages and talents and their families by providing the best educational programs and environments possible.  The Birth to 3 program seeks to help families give their youngest children the best start for learning.  Pre-school programs are located in two of the grade schools serving students throughout the district.  Art, music, physical education, and technology are core programs in all schools.  The middle school offers foreign language and speech, in addition to a solid core curriculum.

A full range of special education services are available to all students.  Teachers, psychologists, nurses, social workers and administrators work together to provide students with the most current and effective techniques to design an individual educational program to fit their needs. 

The District 159 technology program gives all staff and students the capability to access the network from any computer with Internet access.  This basically gives everyone a 24/7 learning / working environment which is truly unique.  Each school has a computer lab, as well as mobile labs of laptop computers operating in a wireless secure environment.