Elementary Schools in Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

The Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 in Illinois is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. These schools include Sward Elementary School, J Covington Elementary School, J M Hannum Elementary School, Kolmar Avenue Elementary School, and Hometown Elementary School.

Kolmar Avenue Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, earning a 4-out-of-5 star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years. Kolmar Avenue has the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, outperforming the other schools and the district/state averages. In contrast, J Covington Elementary School lags behind in Mathematics proficiency compared to the other schools.

While all schools in the district have higher than average chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4%, there is significant variation in other key metrics. Hometown Elementary School has the highest per-student spending at $22,218 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.4 students per teacher, while Sward Elementary School has the lowest per-student spending at $15,138 and the highest student-teacher ratio at 16.5 students per teacher. These differences in resources and class sizes may contribute to the performance gaps observed across the district.