Ernest F Kolb Elem School

Ernest F Kolb Elem School is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in Oak Lawn, Illinois, overseen by Ridgeland SD 122, with 399 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Ernest F Kolb Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Ernest F Kolb Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at Ernest F Kolb Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ernest F Kolb Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Ernest F Kolb Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Simmons Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ernest F Kolb Elem School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 26%: 317 students in 2018 compared to 399 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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