Columbus Manor Elem School

Columbus Manor Elem School operates as a mid-tier primary school in Oak Lawn, Illinois, one of the schools within Ridgeland SD 122. Current enrollment sits at 359 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Ridgeland SD 122 (2,394 students total), Columbus Manor Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Columbus Manor Elem School reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 42% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Cook County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Columbus Manor Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 60.2%, a residual of +21.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Columbus Manor Elem School is one.

Oak Lawn Comm High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Columbus Manor Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 393 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 61% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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