Hazelgreen Elem School

Located at 11751 S Lawler Ave, in Alsip, Illinois, Hazelgreen Elem School is a modestly sized elementary campus that serves 290 students (grades K through 6), operated by Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 (1,595 students total), Hazelgreen Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Hazelgreen Elem School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 32% White, 17% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at Hazelgreen Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hazelgreen Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.9%; this one delivers 37.9%.

In the broader community, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Hazelgreen Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Prairie Jr High School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hazelgreen Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.8%.

Hazelgreen Elem School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 302 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 32% across the same window.

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