Summary:
Zip code 60453 has 12 schools—eight elementary, two middle and two high schools—serving pre-K through grade 12; Lawn Manor serves pre-K–2, while the other elementary schools serve K–5. The clearest overall pattern is stronger elementary and middle-school ELA results, but the two high schools remain below state results in all three grade-11 ACT subjects.
Among middle schools, Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School leads in all-grades ELA at 75%, compared with 66% at Simmons Middle School—a 19-point gap. Across K–5 schools, Sward Elementary School and Kolmar Avenue Elementary School are nearly tied for all-grades ELA at 71.5% and 71.2%; Ernest F Kolb Elementary School is lowest at 50%. In math, Columbus Manor Elementary School leads at 52%, while J Covington Elementary School is lowest at 36%. Fifth-grade science also varies widely: Sward’s 65% compares with Kolb’s 35%, a 30-point spread.
Elementary ELA averages rose by 3 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while math was essentially flat, slipping by less than a point. At the high-school level, H L Richards High Sch(Campus) improved in all three ACT subjects, while Oak Lawn Community High School declined in all three; both remained below state results. SchoolDigger percentiles also shifted: Kolmar moved from the 79th to the 62nd percentile, while Columbus Manor went from the 82nd to the 69th. As context, free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–25 ranged from 31% at Kolmar to 72% at Kolb; Columbus Manor’s share was 57% despite its leading all-grades math score, so these figures do not form a simple explanation for score differences.
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