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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK LAWN-HOMETOWN SD 123·NCES 172919003051
J Covington Elementary School
9130 S 52nd Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · (708) 423-1530 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
263 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
54%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
J Covington Elementary School→Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School
Based on grade levels within Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.7pp since 2023
Math
29.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 20.3% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 J Covington Elementary School
J Covington Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Covington Elementary School this school | 470 | 56.0% | 38.5% |
| Canterbury Elementary School Crystal Lake | 486 | 54.5% | 28.2% |
| North Elementary School Villa Park | 434 | 56.5% | 44.9% |
| P H Miller Elementary School Plano | 438 | 55.9% | N/A |
| Murphy Elementary School Chicago | 514 | 51.8% | 42.0% |
| Elmwood Elementary School Elmwood Park | 567 | 57.8% | 48.0% |
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 J Covington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #969 of 1,925 | #268 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #1,289 of 2,077 ▼ 119 | #398 of 829 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #946 of 2,077 ▲ 240 | #302 of 829 ▲ 94 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #660 of 2,419 | #309 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #794 of 2,035 | #375 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #794 of 2,042 | #288 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #1,129 of 2,132 | #572 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #445 of 615 | #136 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
470
0 (0%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 434
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 | 470 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 56% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 35.3 | 14.3:1 | 60% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 33.6 | 14.5:1 | 57% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 32.2 | 13.9:1 | 45% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 47% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 45% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 38 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J Covington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (449 to 470); teachers up 15% (32.2 to 37).
About J Covington Elementary School
J Covington Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Oak Lawn, Illinois, administered by Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 470 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 has 3,395 students in 7 schools, and J Covington Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at J Covington Elementary School, at 58%. Next come 35% White, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 37 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.7:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at J Covington Elementary School is 56%. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
J Covington Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.5%, compared with a predicted 39.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Cook County residents, the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. J Covington Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Oak Lawn Comm High School, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. J Covington Elementary School places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (470) to 2024-25 (470).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
- Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,090 students
- Sward Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- J M Hannum Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Kolmar Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Hometown Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- SD 123 Early Learning CenterElementary · 239 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
- Sward Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Lawn Comm High School0.9 mi · 1,867
- Sward Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School1.0 mi · 1,090
- Harnew Elementary School1.0 mi · 512
- Hometown Elementary School1.1 mi · 338
- Richard Byrd Elementary School1.2 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About J Covington Elementary SchoolHow large is J Covington Elementary School?
J Covington Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-05.
Is J Covington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J Covington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J Covington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J Covington Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J Covington Elementary School?
J Covington Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 58% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees J Covington Elementary School?
J Covington Elementary School is overseen by Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.