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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGELAND SD 122·NCES 173369003467
Harnew Elementary School
9101 Meade Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · (708) 599-7070 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
309 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 53 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
58%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
Harnew Elementary School→Simmons Middle School
Based on grade levels within Ridgeland SD 122. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.4pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 32.5% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Harnew Elementary School
Harnew Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harnew Elementary School this school | 512 | 60.4% | 48.6% |
| Elmwood Elementary School Elmwood Park | 567 | 57.8% | 48.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Belvidere | 573 | 57.4% | 29.4% |
| Cortland Elementary School Cortland | 523 | 62.1% | 25.5% |
| Mary Endres Elementary School Woodstock | 431 | 55.9% | 47.3% |
| Canterbury Elementary School Crystal Lake | 486 | 54.5% | 28.2% |
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 Harnew Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #633 of 1,925 | #167 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #655 of 2,077 ▲ 72 | #193 of 829 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #630 of 2,077 ▲ 209 | #209 of 829 ▲ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #506 of 2,419 | #247 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #433 of 2,035 | #233 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #643 of 2,042 | #231 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #1,005 of 2,132 | #538 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #860 of 1,461 | #440 of 661 |
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
512
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 527
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 | 512 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 60% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 48 | 10.8:1 | 66% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 53.5 | 9.2:1 | 56% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 71% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 49% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 40% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 26 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harnew Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (577 to 512); teachers up 26% (35 to 44).
About Harnew Elementary School
Harnew Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Federal data show 512 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Ridgeland SD 122 is the district for Harnew Elementary School. It has 5 schools and 2,394 students.
Hispanic students account for 48% of enrollment at Harnew Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 43% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harnew Elementary School scores 58%.
Teacher count: 44 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.6:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Roughly 60% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
In Illinois, Harnew Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.6% actual against a predicted 36.7%.
Census data for Cook County show the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Harnew Elementary School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Oak Lawn Comm High School is about 0.4 miles from Harnew Elementary School. The five-mile area around Harnew Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 44.4%, lower than Harnew Elementary School's 48.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Harnew Elementary School had a net gain of 30 students, or 6%.
The allk12 page for Harnew Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Ernest F Kolb Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 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
- J Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Sward Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Lawn Comm High School0.4 mi · 1,867
- Simmons Middle School0.7 mi · 725
- Edward J Tobin Elementary School0.8 mi · 346
- Columbus Manor Elementary School0.8 mi · 359
- J Covington Elementary School1.0 mi · 470
- George W Lieb Elementary School1.0 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Harnew Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Harnew Elementary School?
Harnew Elementary School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harnew Elementary School serve?
Harnew Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harnew Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harnew Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harnew Elementary School?
Student demographics at Harnew Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 48% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Harnew Elementary School in?
Harnew Elementary School is part of Ridgeland SD 122.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.