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Scarlet Oak Elementary School

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Scarlet Oak Elementary School ranks 1219 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

1219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Scarlet Oak Elementary School is a public elementary school in Oak Forest, Illinois, serving 224 students in grades 3-4. The school is part of the Arbor Park School District 145, which is ranked 569 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scarlet Oak Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 40.4%, compared to 46.1% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school's performance has been particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian students and disabled students, who have ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools in recent years. However, the school has shown some strengths in the performance of African American students, who have ranked in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools in recent years.

Scarlet Oak Elementary School has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.5% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.11% to 53.33% in recent years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio at Scarlet Oak Elementary School, the school's academic performance remains below the state and district averages. In comparison, the nearby Bert H Fulton School, which is part of a different school district (CCSD 146), has consistently outperformed Scarlet Oak in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

249

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,098

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5731 Albert Dr
Oak Forest, IL 60452-2803

(708) 687-5822

District: Arbor Park School District 145

Students who attend Scarlet Oak Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Arbor Park Middle School
High:	Tinley Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.4%

Hispanic:

29.3%

Asian:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Illinois avg46%

1,219^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

569^th of 811Arbor Park School District 145 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1219 of 2056	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	943 of 2067	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	982 of 2077	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	1135 of 2082	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	1128 of 1948	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1063 of 2086	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1540 of 2037	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.2	1214 of 2044	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.9	1035 of 2046	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.9	880 of 2052	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.9	1072 of 2093	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.4	1096 of 2167	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.2	988 of 2166	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	1070 of 2147	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.7	1296 of 2139	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.4	1246 of 2120	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.8	1016 of 2092	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.8	1167 of 2095	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.8	962 of 2086	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.7	583 of 2022	71.2%	★★★★☆
2004	64.3	862 of 2030	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.5	847 of 2020	58.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	191 of 688	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	52 of 692	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	63.3	149 of 684	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	36 of 428	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	31 of 711	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	25.6	591 of 698	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	229 of 234	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	208 of 219	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	237 of 237	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	224 of 226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	134 of 134	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	238 of 243	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	930 of 1049	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	464 of 788	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	434 of 826	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	541 of 788	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	372 of 768	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	437 of 537	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	582 of 743	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	689 of 718	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1120 of 1942	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1062 of 1942	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1110 of 1957	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1156 of 1970	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	1107 of 1680	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	1002 of 2019	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.3	1462 of 1964	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	479 of 982	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	527 of 959	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	363 of 970	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	468 of 954	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	358 of 742	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	642 of 955	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	574 of 938	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	830 of 1800	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	706 of 1793	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	762 of 1808	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	987 of 1763	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	709 of 1514	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	754 of 1816	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.2	1473 of 1765	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1178 of 1947	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	774 of 1959	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	774 of 1984	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	980 of 1977	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	1005 of 1707	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1056 of 2019	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1504 of 1972	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	840 of 1292	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	478 of 1113	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	335 of 640	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	612 of 1194	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	667 of 763	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1136 of 1389	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.5	699 of 1392	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	750 of 1419	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	883 of 1425	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	938 of 1308	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1033 of 1462	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1327 of 1463	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, February 11, 2017

To say that my children came out of their experiences from Scarlet Oak School smarter, stronger & happier may sound exaggerated but I'm so proud to say it's not. My oldest son still talks about the great memories he had, & my younger son who's currently a student at S.O.S., wakes up enthusiastic about going to school. The best teachers & staff any parent could wish for to guide their Child/Children... Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scarlet Oak Elementary School	Public	3-4	5731 Albert Dr	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-5822	249	19	13.1	57.8%	98 (39.4%)	30 (12.0%)	73 (29.3%)	43 (17.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	39.8	1219^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.7%		49.7	943^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	54.4%	276			32.8	48.7					40.4	34.4	39.8					37.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5			$17,098	$2,011	$15,087
Lee R Foster Elementary School	Public	1-5	5931 School St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-4763	397	29	13.9	48.6%	197 (49.6%)	47 (11.8%)	132 (33.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71.3	571^st of 2056 public elementary schools	72.2%		73.5	497^th of 2067 public elementary schools	76.0%	74	46.7		57.1	59.0	73.6				63.9	47.1	63.9	47.3				52.9	97.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.5	97.2			$14,853	$593	$14,260
Walter F Fierke Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-5	6535 Victoria Dr	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 614-4520	443	33	13.3	35.9%	239 (54.0%)	39 (8.8%)	106 (23.9%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.3%)	60.1	807^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.7%		54.7	825^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.1%	18	45.0		59.1	30.3	60.0				50.5	71.2	35.8	43.8				49.8	98.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.5	98.3	98.3			$18,070	$602	$17,468
Kerkstra Elementary School	Public	1-5	14950 Laramie Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-2860	407	30	13.7	43.7%	196 (48.2%)	39 (9.6%)	152 (37.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	61	778^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.2%		60.9	716^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.4%	62	46.3		46.6	50.0	66.3				54.0	46.6	44.0	47.5				46.0	98.8	99.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	98.8	99.5			$14,776	$660	$14,116
Ridge Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	5151 149th St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-2964	245	13	18.8	25.7%	122 (49.8%)	25 (10.2%)	83 (33.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)																	96.3	95.5	95.5	95.5	100.0	95.5	96.3	43.4		$14,640	$600	$14,040
Kimberly Heights Elementary School	Public	PK-K	6141 Kimberly Dr	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 532-6434	181	11	16.4	35.4%	64 (35.4%)	12 (6.6%)	57 (31.5%)	40 (22.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)								(n/a)																	93.4	92.8	92.8	92.8	93.4	92.8	93.4	41.4		$15,670	$1,182	$14,488
Arbor Elementary School	Public	1-2	17303 Central Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 560-0092	232	18	12.8	47.0%	91 (39.2%)	27 (11.6%)	68 (29.3%)	42 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	97.9	97.4	97.4	97.4	98.7	96.6	97.9			$15,642	$2,011	$13,630
Bert H Fulton School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 171st St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 614-4540	404	36	11.3	43.6%	220 (54.5%)	36 (8.9%)	99 (24.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	65.3	698^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.1%		56.9	784^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.1%	86	36.0		45.3	73.1	72.0				64.1	45.3	58.2	42.0				49.4	97.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.3	97.1	97.3	16.5		$20,433	$602	$19,831
Fieldcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Wagman St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 210-2872	217	13	16.6	94.9%	19 (8.8%)	87 (40.1%)	95 (43.8%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	24.5	1570^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.6%		39.7	1158^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.0%	412	14.7		25.0	45.5	25.7				31.7	44.4	21.2	11.4				26.0	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.7	97.4	7.2		$19,525	$3,011	$16,514
Kolmar Elementary School	Public	K-8	4500 143rd St	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Midlothian School District 143	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-6747	535	41	13.1	65.0%	110 (20.6%)	104 (19.4%)	277 (51.8%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.7%)	26.8	1518^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.2%		20	1682^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	18.6%	164	25.4	14.8	22.7	54.3	33.9	45.2	27.9	37.0	36.8	18.2	23.9	11.9	13.1	15.1	13.6	15.3	97.9	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	97.9	97.9		47.4	$18,053	$2,151	$15,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Scarlet Oak Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Scarlet Oak Elementary School?

Students at Scarlet Oak Elementary School are 39% White, 29% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 12% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Scarlet Oak Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Scarlet Oak Elementary School.

What district is Scarlet Oak Elementary School in?

Arbor Park School District 145

What schools do graduates of Scarlet Oak Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Scarlet Oak Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arbor Park Middle School
High : Tinley Park High School

Is Scarlet Oak Elementary School a good school?

Scarlet Oak Elementary School ranks 1219^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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