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Sward Elementary School

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Sward Elementary School ranks 663 rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Sward Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Oak Lawn, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 517 students. The school is part of the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123, which is ranked 348 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sward Elementary School consistently outperforms the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Sward's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 64.2%, compared to 65.5% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, Sward's proficiency rate for all grades was 47.2%, higher than the district's 38.2% and the state's 38.5%. Sward's 5th-grade students performed exceptionally well, with 68.5% proficient or better in ELA and 26% in Mathematics, outpacing the district and state.

Sward Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of $15,564 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district's average of $17,002 for J.M. Hannum Elementary School and $22,218 for Hometown Elementary School. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 16.5 in 2023-2024 is higher than the 14.0 ratio at J.M. Hannum Elementary and the 9.4 ratio at Hometown Elementary, indicating a potential need for additional teaching resources.

457

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,271

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9830 S Brandt Ave
Oak Lawn, IL 60453-3029

(708) 423-7820

District: Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

Students who attend Sward Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.8%

White:

40.9%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg48%

Illinois avg44%

663^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

348^th of 811Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 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	67.1	663 of 2056	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	670 of 2067	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	720 of 2077	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	653 of 2082	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	971 of 1948	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	511 of 2086	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	467 of 2037	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	284 of 2044	86.1%	★★★★☆
2016	90.3	165 of 2046	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	77.0	406 of 2052	80.2%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	419 of 2093	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	86.7	229 of 2167	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	84.9	144 of 2166	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	80.1	352 of 2147	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	78.3	413 of 2139	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	589 of 2120	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	64.5	910 of 2092	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.4	771 of 2095	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.3	454 of 2086	78.2%	★★★★☆
2005	81.6	259 of 2022	87.2%	★★★★☆
2004	84.4	195 of 2030	90.4%	★★★★★
2003	81.0	316 of 2020	84.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	210 of 1049	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	45.6	388 of 907	57.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	328 of 788	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	306 of 826	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	466 of 788	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	281 of 768	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	134 of 537	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	464 of 1942	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	546 of 1942	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	719 of 1957	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	635 of 1970	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	843 of 1680	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	424 of 2019	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	562 of 1964	71.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	244 of 982	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	185 of 959	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	131 of 970	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	124 of 954	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	140 of 742	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	107 of 955	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	126 of 938	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	251 of 1800	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	356 of 1793	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	373 of 1808	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	535 of 1763	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	533 of 1514	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	408 of 1816	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	307 of 1765	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	804 of 1947	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	737 of 1959	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	634 of 1984	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	605 of 1977	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	1017 of 1707	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	562 of 2019	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	414 of 1972	79.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	393 of 1292	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	460 of 1195	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	518 of 1156	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	324 of 1113	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	19.9	619 of 640	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	533 of 1194	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	507 of 1389	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	560 of 1392	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	775 of 1419	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	594 of 1425	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	1015 of 1308	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.4	473 of 1462	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	472 of 1463	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2025)80th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+11 vs state

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

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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)	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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sward Elementary School	Public	K-5	9830 S Brandt Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 423-7820	457	31	14.5	44.2%	187 (40.9%)	32 (7.0%)	214 (46.8%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	67.1	663^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	67.8%		63.4	670^th of 2067 public elementary schools	67.6%	7	41.1	66.2	58.8	68.5	64.2	63.4	51.8	26.0	47.2	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	17.6	98.4	98.4	17.8	$16,271	$375	$15,896
J M Hannum Elementary School	Public	K-5	9800 S Tripp Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 423-1690	410	31	13.4	51.7%	114 (27.8%)	51 (12.4%)	200 (48.8%)	27 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	58.8	838^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.2%		55.8	804^th of 2067 public elementary schools	61.1%	34	40.6	66.1	36.4	69.7	55.9	67.8	23.4	37.9	41.1	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4		98.4	97.8		$17,597	$733	$16,864
J Covington Elementary School	Public	K-5	9130 S 52nd Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 423-1530	470	37	12.7	56.0%	165 (35.1%)	16 (3.4%)	273 (58.1%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	45.5	1094^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.8%		39.8	1155^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.1%	61	40.7	40.9	47.5	63.6	51.7	34.8	31.3	24.7	29.8	96.8	98.0	98.0	98.0	5.8	97.4	96.8	6.0	$15,723	$1,069	$14,653
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	10425 S Kolmar Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 422-1800	391	35	11.2	30.9%	204 (52.2%)	11 (2.8%)	149 (38.1%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	77.8	439^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.6%		71.9	522^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	74.7%	83	47.7	61.4	77.3	73.8	71.3	56.1	63.6	47.7	55.9	95.9	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	95.9	95.7	16.1	$17,091	$1,106	$15,985
Columbus Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9700 Mayfield Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 424-3481	359	28	12.7	57.1%	168 (46.8%)	17 (4.7%)	150 (41.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	81.2	368^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.1%		77.8	422^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	79.6%	54	48.9	67.7	80.4	80.9	75.5	62.9	63.0	44.7	57.4	98.9	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.9		$16,254	$1,466	$14,788
Ridge Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 105th St	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2002	572	41	13.9	70.3%	431 (75.3%)	54 (9.4%)	55 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	27	1507^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.7%		29.6	1411^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.7%	96	14.8	27.9	36.4	31.5	31.6	45.6	34.0	13.0	32.0	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	16.4	$19,035	$1,407	$17,629
Hometown Elementary School	Public	K-5	8870 S Duffy Ave	Hometown	60456	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 423-7360	338	36	9.4	68.6%	89 (26.3%)	27 (8.0%)	207 (61.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	55.4	900^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.2%		55	821^st of 2067 public elementary schools	60.3%	79	37.3	46.6	67.3	75.8	63.4	34.5	42.3	24.2	33.1	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.4	96.8	97.1	7.9	$21,816	$1,349	$20,467
Lawn Manor School	Public	PK, KG-2	4300 W 108th Pl	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Atwood Heights School District 125	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 423-3078	210	20	10.5	61.4%	47 (22.4%)	41 (19.5%)	114 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)										88.7	90.4	90.4	90.4	95.6	88.7	95.6	23.1	$12,321	$393	$11,928
Harnew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 Meade Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 599-7070	512	44	11.6	60.4%	219 (42.8%)	19 (3.7%)	246 (48.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	65	703^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	65.8%		59.3	744^th of 2067 public elementary schools	64.0%	41	38.5	64.5	50.0	68.4	61.4	70.3	31.1	46.1	50.6	97.0	97.6	97.6	97.6	30.9	97.3	97.0	30.9	$16,514	$1,336	$15,177
Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	9900 S Central Park Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 424-2444	301	23	13.3	17.9%	207 (68.8%)	23 (7.6%)	55 (18.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	82.5	335^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.7%		76.4	450^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.2%	115	58.3	74.4	66.7	81.3	74.1	90.7	43.8	50.0	60.4	96.3	97.8	97.8	97.8		97.0	97.8		$18,649	$1,417	$17,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Sward Elementary School

Is Sward Elementary School a good school?

Sward Elementary School ranks 663^rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sward Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Sward Elementary School.

What district is Sward Elementary School in?

Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

What is the racial makeup of Sward Elementary School?

Students at Sward Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 41% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sward Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sward Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School

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