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Enrollment
1,867
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK LAWN CHSD 229·NCES 172922003059
Oak Lawn Comm High School
9400 Southwest Hwy, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · (708) 424-5200 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,867 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
110 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
1,176 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 421 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 473 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 443 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 530 | 28% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Oak Lawn Comm High School
Oak Lawn Comm High School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn Comm High School this school | 1,867 | 63.0% | 38.3% |
| Argo Community High School Summit | 1,817 | 64.6% | 32.1% |
| H L Richards High School(Campus) Oak Lawn | 1,702 | 61.9% | 33.5% |
| DeKalb High School Dekalb | 2,134 | 61.3% | 27.9% |
| Collinsville High School Collinsville | 1,956 | 66.3% | 34.3% |
| Belvidere High School Belvidere | 1,167 | 61.3% | 24.6% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Oak Lawn Comm High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #227 of 573 | #27 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,867 | #100 of 708 | #40 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #465 of 528 | #147 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #113 of 537 | #42 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #184 of 578 | #136 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #166 of 191 | #78 of 86 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,867
0 (0%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,291
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 | 1,867 | 109.9 | 17.0:1 | 63% (1,176) |
| 2023-24 | 1,862 | 112.2 | 16.6:1 | 61% (1,141) |
| 2022-23 | 1,834 | 107.1 | 17.1:1 | 58% (1,063) |
| 2020-21 | 1,867 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,823 | 102.6 | 17.8:1 | 36% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 1,790 | 100 | 17.9:1 | 40% (709) |
| 2010-11 | 1,855 | 107 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 1,580 | 75 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,291 | 73 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Lawn Comm High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,823 to 1,867); teachers up 7% (102.6 to 109.9).
About Oak Lawn Comm High School
Oak Lawn Comm High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Oak Lawn, Illinois. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,867 students. That is 124% above the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Federal records list Oak Lawn CHSD 229 as the district for Oak Lawn Comm High School.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at Oak Lawn Comm High School, more than any other group. Other groups include 43% Hispanic and 7% Black. Cook County residents are about 44% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oak Lawn Comm High School scores 60%.
Oak Lawn Comm High School reports a ratio of 17.0 students per teacher, from 109.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.0:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for high schools in Illinois. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Illinois public high schools, Oak Lawn Comm High School outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Oak Lawn Comm High School is 3.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.3% actual, 35.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Oak Lawn Comm High School's closest public school neighbor is Harnew Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Oak Lawn Comm High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Oak Lawn Comm High School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,867 to 1,867.
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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
- 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
- Sward Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Harnew Elementary School0.4 mi · 512
- Columbus Manor Elementary School0.5 mi · 359
- Simmons Middle School0.7 mi · 725
- J Covington Elementary School0.9 mi · 470
- Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School1.0 mi · 1,090
- Ernest F Kolb Elementary School1.1 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Lawn Comm High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Lawn Comm High School?
Oak Lawn Comm High School enrolls approximately 1,867 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Oak Lawn Comm High School serve?
Oak Lawn Comm High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Oak Lawn Comm High School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Oak Lawn Comm High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Lawn Comm High School?
At Oak Lawn Comm High School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 43% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Oak Lawn Comm High School public or private?
Oak Lawn Comm High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oak Lawn CHSD 229.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.