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How has J M Hannum Elem School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK LAWN-HOMETOWN SD 123·NCES 172919003052
J M Hannum Elementary School
9800 S Tripp Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · (708) 423-1690 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
212 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
66%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 M Hannum 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
55.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.9pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 28.7% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 M Hannum Elementary School
J M Hannum Elementary School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J M Hannum Elementary School this school | 410 | 51.7% | 46.3% |
| Georgetown Elementary School Aurora | 420 | 53.3% | 32.9% |
| River Trail School Gurnee | 471 | 51.8% | 28.8% |
| Elgin Math and Science Academy Chtr Elgin | 499 | 46.5% | 38.5% |
| Creekside Elementary School Plainfield | 472 | 47.0% | 45.6% |
| Hitch Elementary School Chicago | 495 | 50.1% | 40.4% |
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 M Hannum Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #696 of 1,925 | #187 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #935 of 2,077 ▼ 74 | #277 of 829 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #813 of 2,077 ▲ 51 | #255 of 829 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #960 of 2,419 | #415 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,052 of 2,035 | #477 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #293 of 2,042 | #124 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #1,255 of 2,132 | #595 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #1,340 of 1,461 | #614 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
410
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 256
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 | 410 | 30.5 | 13.4:1 | 52% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 30.1 | 14.1:1 | 53% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 27.8 | 15.0:1 | 52% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 30.1 | 13.9:1 | 46% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 49% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 40% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 22 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 13 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J M Hannum Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (420 to 410); teachers up 1% (30.1 to 30.5).
About J M Hannum Elementary School
J M Hannum Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 410 students.
Besides J M Hannum Elementary School, Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 3,395 students.
The biggest share of students at J M Hannum Elementary School, 49%, is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 12% Black, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Cook County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
There are about 13.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at J M Hannum Elementary School, which has 30.5. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at J M Hannum Elementary School is about 52%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 14 points.
J M Hannum Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, J M Hannum Elementary School is 4.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, J M Hannum Elementary School among them.
The closest school to J M Hannum Elementary School is SD 123 Early Learning Center, located about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 46.3% is below the 53.1% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (411) to 2024-25 (410).
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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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
- Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,090 students
- J Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Sward Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 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
- J Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
Nearby schools
- SD 123 Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 239
- Kolmar Avenue Elementary School0.8 mi · 391
- Southwest Elementary School0.9 mi · 301
- Sward Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- Hometown Elementary School1.2 mi · 338
- Northwest School1.2 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About J M Hannum Elementary SchoolHow many students attend J M Hannum Elementary School?
J M Hannum Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does J M Hannum Elementary School serve?
J M Hannum Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J M Hannum Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J M Hannum Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J M Hannum Elementary School?
At J M Hannum Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 49% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is J M Hannum Elementary School public or private?
J M Hannum Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.