Is J M Hannum Elementary School a good school?

J M Hannum Elementary School ranks 804 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J M Hannum Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 423 students attended J M Hannum Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of J M Hannum Elementary School?

Students at J M Hannum Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 28% White, 12% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of J M Hannum Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J M Hannum Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School

J M Hannum Elementary School

Summary:

J M Hannum Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Oak Lawn, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 416 students. The school is part of the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123, which is ranked 337 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While J M Hannum Elementary School has some strengths, such as the performance of its African American and Hispanic students, which outpaces their peers statewide, the school has consistently underperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.1% in the 2019-2020 school year to 19.2% in the 2023-2024 school year, which remains higher than the district and state averages. Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools within the same district, Kolmar Avenue Elementary School and Sward Elementary School have consistently outperformed J M Hannum in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

Despite the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio at J M Hannum compared to the district average, the academic performance data indicates that these investments have not yet translated into improved student outcomes. This highlights the need for the school to closely examine its instructional practices and resource allocation to better support its students, particularly the White and English Language Learner (ELL) subgroups, which have struggled to perform at the same level as their peers.

Detail:

Public K-5

9800 S Tripp Ave
Oak Lawn, IL 60453-3554

(708) 423-1690

District: Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

SchoolDigger Rank:
804^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,002

Students who attend J M Hannum Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 423

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

White:

27.7%

African American:

11.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details J M Hannum Elementary School ranks better than 61.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.78. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.4%), White (27.7%), African American (11.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J M Hannum Elementary School is 14. 2 elementary schools in the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare J M Hannum Elementary School employs 30 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at J M Hannum Elementary School is $17,002, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J M Hannum Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks J M Hannum Elementary School 804^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See J M Hannum Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 337^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for J M Hannum Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	72.39	638^th	2020	68.4%
2004	76.35	474^th	2030	76.7%
2005	76.60	423^rd	2022	79.1%
2006	78.12	377^th	2086	81.9%
2007	73.25	586^th	2095	72.0%
2008	65.59	876^th	2092	58.1%
2009	65.11	895^th	2120	57.8%
2010	57.80	1107^th	2139	48.2%
2011	64.89	903^rd	2147	57.9%
2012	62.19	986^th	2166	54.5%
2013	54.89	1062^nd	2167	51.0%
2014	53.94	1007^th	2093	51.9%
2015	51.02	877^th	2052	57.3%
2016	52.84	899^th	2046	56.1%
2017	47.09	1016^th	2044	50.3%
2018	46.56	1010^th	2037	50.4%
2019	57.07	842^nd	2086	59.6%
2021	48.69	883^rd	1948	54.7%
2022	57.38	787^th	2082	62.2%
2023	53.61	866^th	2077	58.3%
2024	55.78	804^th	2067	61.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.05	409^th	718	43.0%
2019	55.24	215^th	743	71.1%
2021	85.22	29^th	537	94.6%
2022	58.08	203^rd	768	73.6%
2023	44.57	367^th	788	53.4%
2024	32.15	608^th	826	26.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	53.80	417^th	1194	65.1%
2022	56.94	322^nd	1113	71.1%
2023	54.69	400^th	1156	65.4%
2024	55.59	410^th	1195	65.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.18	555^th	1765	68.6%
2019	61.51	533^rd	1816	70.6%
2021	66.12	314^th	1514	79.3%
2022	59.83	561^st	1763	68.2%
2023	54.96	693^rd	1808	61.7%
2024	56.22	651^st	1793	63.7%

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Rank History for Female students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.38	1071^st	1964	45.5%
2019	49.11	977^th	2019	51.6%
2021	41.84	890^th	1680	47.0%
2022	53.87	788^th	1970	60.0%
2023	54.50	791^st	1957	59.6%
2024	52.76	803^rd	1942	58.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.74	256^th	907	71.8%
2024	74.13	113^th	886	87.2%

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Rank History for Male students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.44	949^th	1972	51.9%
2019	62.50	670^th	2019	66.8%
2021	49.45	751^st	1707	56.0%
2022	58.68	709^th	1977	64.1%
2023	51.53	862^nd	1984	56.6%
2024	57.09	742^nd	1959	62.1%

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Rank History for African American students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.98	193^rd	698	72.3%
2019	69.91	116^th	711	83.7%
2022	83.15	45^th	684	93.4%
2023	69.02	112^th	692	83.8%
2024	72.94	92^nd	655	86.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.93	407^th	938	56.6%
2019	61.22	274^th	955	71.3%
2021	60.24	182^nd	742	75.5%
2022	70.27	177^th	954	81.4%
2023	61.43	272^nd	970	72.0%
2024	63.17	248^th	959	74.1%

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Rank History for White students at J M Hannum Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.75	801^st	1463	45.2%
2019	50.97	713^th	1462	51.2%
2021	38.58	815^th	1308	37.7%
2022	43.44	825^th	1425	42.1%
2023	49.66	703^rd	1419	50.5%
2024	63.33	468^th	1392	66.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.3)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, December 18, 2017

Hannum is an ok local neighborhood school. I think that it is unfortunate that this school lacks ethnic diversity among the teaching staff. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Great teachers, wonderfully run school Close Quote

Enrollment information for J M Hannum Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	205	1	11	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	226
1989	240	n/a	10	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	255
1990	222	n/a	11	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	236
1991	232	1	8	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	256
1992	245	0	2	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1993	271	0	1	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	285
1994	295	0	6	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
1995	278	1	7	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
1996	278	1	7	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
1997	285	3	8	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	327
1998	272	2	9	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	311
1999	308	6	10	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
2000	320	5	13	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	375
2001	313	6	15	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
2002	308	22	13	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
2003	308	22	13	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
2004	270	17	13	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
2005	253	21	11	82	0	n/a	n/a	4	371
2006	212	21	13	69	0	n/a	n/a	10	325
2007	210	21	11	79	0	n/a	n/a	21	342
2008	202	26	16	80	0	n/a	n/a	25	349
2009	209	32	20	91	0	n/a	n/a	28	380
2010	199	45	22	83	0	n/a	n/a	29	378
2011	187	53	24	105	1	0	8	0	378
2012	192	42	21	100	1	0	7	0	363
2013	179	43	19	115	2	0	9	0	367
2014	182	44	15	132	2	0	13	0	388
2015	205	55	19	131	1	0	14	0	425
2016	196	55	20	139	1	0	14	0	425
2017	185	55	21	135	1	0	14	0	411
2018	178	63	18	141	2	0	18	0	420
2019	166	61	22	146	4	0	16	0	415
2020	148	58	18	155	3	0	17	0	399
2021	139	61	22	168	5	0	16	0	411
2022	136	63	15	181	6	0	16	0	417
2023	109	64	19	199	5	0	20	0	416
2024	117	50	20	213	3	0	20	0	423

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at J M Hannum Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	226	13.4	16.8	n/a
1989	255	13.4	19.0	n/a
1990	236	13.5	17.4	n/a
1991	256	13.5	18.9	n/a
1992	259	14.5	17.8	n/a
1993	285	18.6	15.3	n/a
1994	319	17.4	18.3	n/a
1995	319	17.6	18.1	n/a
1996	319	17.6	18.1	n/a
1997	327	18.2	18.0	n/a
1998	311	16.1	19.3	n/a
1999	362	18.6	19.5	n/a
2000	375	20.6	18.2	n/a
2001	372	22.7	16.4	n/a
2002	414	27.2	15.2	0
2003	414	27.2	15.2	0
2004	384	28.2	13.6	0
2005	371	29.2	12.7	0
2006	325	27.5	11.8	17.1
2007	342	28.0	12.2	20.9
2008	349	24.0	14.5	25.3
2009	380	28.0	13.6	25
2010	378	29.0	13.0	34.1
2011	378	28.0	13.5	40.5
2012	363	27.0	13.4	43
2013	367	36.3	10.0	44.4
2014	388	25.0	15.5	43
2015	425	26.0	16.3	55.5
2016	425	29.0	14.6	49.4
2017	411	27.5	14.9	49.4
2018	420	30.1	13.9	46
2019	415	29.8	13.9	49.2
2020	399	30.2	13.1	47.1
2021	411	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	417	28.6	14.5	40.3
2023	416	27.8	14.9	51.7
2024	423	30.0	14.0	53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio J M Hannum Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	226	13.4	16.8	n/a
1989	255	13.4	19.0	n/a
1990	236	13.5	17.4	n/a
1991	256	13.5	18.9	n/a
1992	259	14.5	17.8	n/a
1993	285	18.6	15.3	n/a
1994	319	17.4	18.3	n/a
1995	319	17.6	18.1	n/a
1996	319	17.6	18.1	n/a
1997	327	18.2	18.0	n/a
1998	311	16.1	19.3	n/a
1999	362	18.6	19.5	n/a
2000	375	20.6	18.2	n/a
2001	372	22.7	16.4	n/a
2002	414	27.2	15.2	0
2003	414	27.2	15.2	0
2004	384	28.2	13.6	0
2005	371	29.2	12.7	0
2006	325	27.5	11.8	17.1
2007	342	28.0	12.2	20.9
2008	349	24.0	14.5	25.3
2009	380	28.0	13.6	25
2010	378	29.0	13.0	34.1
2011	378	28.0	13.5	40.5
2012	363	27.0	13.4	43
2013	367	36.3	10.0	44.4
2014	388	25.0	15.5	43
2015	425	26.0	16.3	55.5
2016	425	29.0	14.6	49.4
2017	411	27.5	14.9	49.4
2018	420	30.1	13.9	46
2019	415	29.8	13.9	49.2
2020	399	30.2	13.1	47.1
2021	411	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	417	28.6	14.5	40.3
2023	416	27.8	14.9	51.7
2024	423	30.0	14.0	53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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