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Stony Creek Elementary School

Public Grades K-6
1020th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 50% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Stony Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 602 students in grades K-6 in Alsip, Illinois, which is part of the Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126. While the school generally performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, it lags behind in Mathematics proficiency. Stony Creek's African American students perform very well, ranking in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools, but its White students and students with disabilities perform relatively poorly, ranking in the bottom 30-40%.

Stony Creek Elementary School has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 21.3% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school has also seen a steady increase in spending per student, from $10,902 in 2020-2021 to $14,194 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average. When compared to other nearby schools, Stony Creek performs better than some lower-performing schools in the district, such as Lane Elementary School and Hazelgreen Elementary School, but lags behind the high-performing Kolmar Avenue Elementary School in the neighboring Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123.

Stony Creek Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 58.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 13.2 to 15.1 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools. Overall, Stony Creek Elementary School has some strengths, such as the strong performance of African American students and generally better ELA proficiency, but it faces challenges in Mathematics proficiency, high chronic absenteeism, and the performance of certain student subgroups.

652
Students ?
14.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,112
Per pupil spending ?
52.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 11700 S Kolin Ave
       Alsip, IL  60803-2141

(708) 371-0220

District: Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126


Students who attend Stony Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Prairie Junior High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.9%
White:
31.7%
African American:
13.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025
Strengths
Above the Illinois median (50th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg38%
Illinois avg44%
1,020th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 50%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to top 50% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Elementary Schools in the Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126
522nd of 811Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.81020 of 205650.4%★★★☆☆
202439.11174 of 206743.2%★★☆☆☆
202337.11236 of 207740.5%★★☆☆☆
202238.21216 of 208241.6%★★☆☆☆
202137.31117 of 194842.7%★★☆☆☆
201943.51114 of 208646.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.4973 of 203752.2%★★★☆☆
201749.8946 of 204453.7%★★★☆☆
201656.6815 of 204660.2%★★★☆☆
201541.91088 of 205247.0%★★☆☆☆
201440.61304 of 209337.7%★★☆☆☆
201340.71381 of 216736.3%★★☆☆☆
201249.21315 of 216639.3%★★☆☆☆
201150.21288 of 214740.0%★★☆☆☆
201050.01291 of 213939.6%★★☆☆☆
200953.21201 of 212043.3%★★☆☆☆
200853.11206 of 209242.4%★★☆☆☆
200755.71170 of 209544.2%★★☆☆☆
200659.61064 of 208649.0%★★☆☆☆
200551.91188 of 202241.2%★★☆☆☆
200467.2776 of 203061.8%★★★☆☆
200368.6760 of 202062.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202580.668 of 68890.1%★★★★★
202447.6282 of 65556.9%★★★☆☆
202366.3132 of 69280.9%★★★★☆
202262.2158 of 68476.9%★★★★☆
202169.952 of 42887.9%★★★★☆
201945.9328 of 71153.9%★★★☆☆
201833.0466 of 69833.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.1638 of 104939.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.4544 of 88638.6%★★☆☆☆
202339.1471 of 90748.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.7367 of 78853.4%★★★☆☆
202439.6474 of 82642.6%★★☆☆☆
202342.3403 of 78848.9%★★☆☆☆
202262.1166 of 76878.4%★★★★☆
202138.6322 of 53740.0%★★☆☆☆
201947.4330 of 74355.6%★★★☆☆
201855.3230 of 71868.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.41013 of 194247.8%★★☆☆☆
202441.61047 of 194246.1%★★☆☆☆
202337.11155 of 195741.0%★★☆☆☆
202234.61213 of 197038.4%★★☆☆☆
202136.9997 of 168040.7%★★☆☆☆
201944.51071 of 201947.0%★★☆☆☆
201849.8928 of 196452.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202551.6436 of 98255.6%★★★☆☆
202446.8444 of 95953.7%★★★☆☆
202347.7449 of 97053.7%★★★☆☆
202245.6467 of 95451.0%★★★☆☆
202149.5294 of 74260.4%★★★☆☆
201945.2496 of 95548.1%★★☆☆☆
201861.0279 of 93870.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.8712 of 180060.4%★★★☆☆
202446.9869 of 179351.5%★★★☆☆
202354.0714 of 180860.5%★★★☆☆
202254.1680 of 176361.4%★★★☆☆
202147.0697 of 151454.0%★★★☆☆
201947.1907 of 181650.1%★★★☆☆
201856.8629 of 176564.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.5948 of 194751.3%★★★☆☆
202435.91165 of 195940.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.91172 of 198440.9%★★☆☆☆
202241.71055 of 197746.6%★★☆☆☆
202133.01065 of 170737.6%★★☆☆☆
201942.61085 of 201946.3%★★☆☆☆
201847.5948 of 197251.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.8914 of 129229.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.0816 of 119531.7%★★☆☆☆
202333.4723 of 115637.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.5686 of 111338.4%★★☆☆☆
202127.7478 of 64025.3%★☆☆☆☆
201945.4529 of 119455.7%★★★☆☆
201844.4342 of 76355.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.6959 of 138931.0%★★☆☆☆
202426.01088 of 139221.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.01145 of 141919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202231.81029 of 142527.8%★☆☆☆☆
202128.8995 of 130823.9%★☆☆☆☆
201936.5970 of 146233.7%★★☆☆☆
201838.5922 of 146337.0%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
African American (2025)90th percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)51st percentile~ school
Female (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)31st percentile-19 vs school
Special Education (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts56%+3 vs state
Science34%-6 vs state
Mathematics29%-10 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Stony Creek Elementary School.

Stony Creek Elementary School ranks 1020th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Stony Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie Junior High School

Students at Stony Creek Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 32% White, 14% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.


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