Stony Creek Elem School

Stony Creek Elem School is a substantial primary school in Alsip, Illinois, operated by Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126. The school instructs 652 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 71% above typical.

Across the 5 schools in Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 (1,595 students total), Stony Creek Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stony Creek Elem School records that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 32% White, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Stony Creek Elem School logs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Stony Creek Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.2%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of -2.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stony Creek Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Prairie Jr High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stony Creek Elem School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 669 students in 2018 compared to 652 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 47% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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