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Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK LAWN-HOMETOWN SD 123·NCES 172919003053
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School
10425 S Kolmar Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · (708) 422-1800 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
11.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
121 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
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
Kolmar Avenue 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
71.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.4pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 | 71.3% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 38.0% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Kolmar Avenue Elementary School
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolmar Avenue Elementary School this school | 391 | 30.9% | 57.1% |
| Mitchell Elementary School Chicago | 446 | 30.3% | 58.7% |
| Big Timber Elementary School Hampshire | 451 | 33.7% | 44.1% |
| Forest Road Elementary School La Grange Park | 452 | 27.9% | 63.9% |
| William L Thompson School Lake Villa | 488 | 31.8% | 48.8% |
| Old Post Elementary School Oswego | 387 | 30.7% | 53.1% |
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 Kolmar Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #390 of 1,925 | #118 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #512 of 2,077 ▲ 72 | #158 of 829 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #313 of 2,077 ▲ 207 | #117 of 829 ▲ 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #1,044 of 2,419 | #443 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #332 of 2,035 | #180 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #650 of 2,042 | #232 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #1,759 of 2,132 | #710 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #852 of 1,461 | #435 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
391
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 303
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 | 391 | 34.8 | 11.2:1 | 31% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 36.5 | 11.6:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 37% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 35.7 | 12.4:1 | 35% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 35% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 26% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 27 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 20 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kolmar Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (442 to 391); teachers down 3% (35.7 to 34.8).
About Kolmar Avenue Elementary School
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School is an elementary school located in Oak Lawn, Illinois, in Cook County. Enrolled students number 391 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School sits within Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123, which has 7 schools and 3,395 students.
At 52%, White students outnumber all other groups at Kolmar Avenue Elementary School combined. Other students are 38% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 44% White. Kolmar Avenue Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Kolmar Avenue Elementary School total 34.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.2:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 121 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 31%. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 35 points higher.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Kolmar Avenue Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Kolmar Avenue Elementary School is 3.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Among Cook County residents, median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The school nearest to Kolmar Avenue Elementary School is Lawn Manor School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kolmar Avenue Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Kolmar Avenue Elementary School was 397 in 2020-21 and 391 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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
- J M Hannum Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 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
- Lawn Manor School0.5 mi · 210
- J M Hannum Elementary School0.8 mi · 410
- Sward Elementary School1.0 mi · 457
- Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences1.2 mi · 827
- Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School1.2 mi · 1,090
- Southwest Elementary School1.3 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Kolmar Avenue Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kolmar Avenue Elementary School?
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kolmar Avenue Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kolmar Avenue Elementary School have?
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Kolmar Avenue Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kolmar Avenue Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Kolmar Avenue Elementary School public or private?
Kolmar Avenue 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.