Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGELAND SD 122·NCES 173369003465
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School
9620 Normandy Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · (708) 598-8090 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
287 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School→Simmons Middle School
Based on grade levels within Ridgeland SD 122. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 26.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ernest F Kolb Elementary School
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest F Kolb Elementary School this school | 399 | 71.9% | 41.1% |
| Bridgeview Elementary School Bridgeview | 436 | 69.0% | 39.2% |
| George W Lieb Elementary School Bridgeview | 399 | 66.2% | 48.0% |
| Maple Elementary School Loves Park | 313 | 74.8% | 31.9% |
| Kimes Elementary School Streator | 415 | 70.6% | N/A |
| Arthur Froberg Elementary School Rockford | 426 | 71.8% | 25.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ernest F Kolb Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #878 of 1,925 | #232 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #863 of 2,077 ▲ 68 | #256 of 829 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #1,203 of 2,077 ▼ 91 | #397 of 829 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #1,004 of 2,419 | #428 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,532 of 2,035 | #662 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #514 of 2,042 | #201 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #695 of 2,132 | #436 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.9% | #84 of 615 | #21 of 186 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
399
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 399 | 26.6 | 15.0:1 | 72% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 23.8 | 15.0:1 | 78% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 69% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 22.7 | 14.0:1 | 74% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 76% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 17 | 18.8:1 | 78% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 16 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 15 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ernest F Kolb Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (317 to 399); teachers up 17% (22.7 to 26.6).
About Ernest F Kolb Elementary School
Located in Oak Lawn, Illinois, Ernest F Kolb Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 399 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
The district, Ridgeland SD 122, has 2,394 students enrolled across 5 schools.
The student body at Ernest F Kolb Elementary School is 55% White. After that, the student body is 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the White share is about 44%. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Ernest F Kolb Elementary School are from different groups.
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School reported 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.0:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 287 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 72% of enrollment.
On the allk12 Grade, Ernest F Kolb Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 64% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Test results at Ernest F Kolb Elementary School are 11.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.1% actual, 30.0% predicted).
In Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
The closest school to Ernest F Kolb Elementary School is Simmons Middle School, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ernest F Kolb Elementary School at 7th of 8.
Federal data place Ernest F Kolb Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Ernest F Kolb Elementary School had a net gain of 23 students, or 6%.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ridgeland SD 122
- Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Harnew Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- George W Lieb Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Columbus Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Other schools in Oak Lawn
- Oak Lawn Comm High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- H L Richards High School(Campus)High · 1,702 students
- Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,090 students
- Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Harnew Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- J Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
Nearby schools
- Simmons Middle School0.3 mi · 725
- George W Lieb Elementary School0.6 mi · 399
- Columbus Manor Elementary School1.0 mi · 359
- Harnew Elementary School1.1 mi · 512
- Oak Lawn Comm High School1.1 mi · 1,867
- Edward J Tobin Elementary School1.4 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Ernest F Kolb Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ernest F Kolb Elementary School?
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ernest F Kolb Elementary School serve?
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ernest F Kolb Elementary School have?
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Ernest F Kolb Elementary School?
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ernest F Kolb Elementary School in?
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School is part of Ridgeland SD 122.
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