Enrollment
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALSIP-HAZLGRN-OAKLWN SD 126·NCES 170348000029
Lane Elementary School
4600 W 123rd St, Alsip, IL 60803 · (708) 371-0720 · Cook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
136 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Lane Elementary School→Prairie Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +27.6pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 28 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 11.9% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Lane Elementary School
Lane Elementary School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Elementary School this school | 228 | 59.6% | 31.8% |
| Wolcott School Thornton | 249 | 57.8% | 38.6% |
| Meadow Lane School Merrionette Park | 197 | 61.4% | 26.1% |
| Lawn Manor School Oak Lawn | 210 | 61.4% | N/A |
| Hazelgreen Elementary School Alsip | 290 | 58.3% | 37.9% |
| Newport Elementary School Wadsworth | 261 | 65.1% | 30.1% |
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 Lane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #1,210 of 1,925 | #369 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,366 of 2,077 ▲ 167 | #424 of 829 ▲ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,212 of 2,077 ▲ 483 | #400 of 829 ▲ 243 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #1,931 of 2,419 | #782 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #34 of 2,035 | #22 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #265 of 2,042 | #111 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #1,025 of 2,132 | #543 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #1,194 of 1,461 | #564 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
228
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 268
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 | 228 | 26.5 | 8.6:1 | 60% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 23 | 9.8:1 | 68% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 22 | 9.9:1 | 61% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 65% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 57% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 21 | 12.2:1 | 54% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (240 to 228); teachers up 40% (19 to 26.5).
About Lane Elementary School
Lane Elementary School is a small elementary school in Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126, located in Alsip, Illinois. The school reports 228 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Lane Elementary School is run by Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126, whose 5 schools enroll 1,595 students.
Lane Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 46%. The remaining students are 28% Black, 19% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Lane Elementary School counts 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 8.6 students for each one. This ratio sits 5.3 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 60% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Lane Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (31.8%) and its predicted rate (37.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Cook County has these Census figures: the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
The school nearest to Lane Elementary School is District 126 Early Childhood Center, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lane Elementary School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Lane Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 13 students since 2020-21, to 228.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
- Stony Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Prairie Jr High SchoolMiddle · 303 students
- Hazelgreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- District 126 Early Childhood CenterElementary · 122 students
Other schools in Alsip
- Stony Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Prairie Jr High SchoolMiddle · 303 students
- Hazelgreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Hamlin Upper Grade CenterMiddle · 182 students
- District 126 Early Childhood CenterElementary · 122 students
Other Lane Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lane Elementary. Lane Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Lane ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 716 students
- Lane ElementaryFresno, CA · 555 students
- Lane Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 484 students
Nearby schools
- District 126 Early Childhood Center0.0 mi · 122
- Prairie Jr High School0.4 mi · 303
- Stony Creek Elementary School0.7 mi · 652
- Hazelgreen Elementary School0.8 mi · 290
- Hamlin Upper Grade Center0.9 mi · 182
- Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences1.6 mi · 827
Frequently asked questions
About Lane Elementary SchoolHow large is Lane Elementary School?
Lane Elementary School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lane Elementary School serve?
Lane Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lane Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lane Elementary School is approximately 8.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lane Elementary School?
At Lane Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 46% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lane Elementary School public or private?
Lane Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126.
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