Is Sward Elementary School a good school?

Sward Elementary School ranks 670 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sward Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 517 students attended Sward Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sward Elementary School?

Students at Sward Elementary School are 47% White, 41% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sward Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sward Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School

Sward Elementary School

Summary:

Sward Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Oak Lawn, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 559. It 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.

Sward Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently exceeding the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, in particular, have shown impressive results, ranking in the top 20% and top 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for White students and students with disabilities has been more average. Additionally, Sward Elementary has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 1.8% to 26.8% over the past few years, which may warrant further investigation.

Compared to other schools in the district, Sward Elementary generally outperforms its peers, but some nearby schools, such as Southwest Elementary School (in the Evergreen Park district) and Kolmar Avenue Elementary School, have surpassed Sward in certain areas, particularly in Mathematics and Science. Despite the school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Sward Elementary has been able to maintain its strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies for supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

9830 S Brandt Ave
Oak Lawn, IL 60453-3029

(708) 423-7820

District: Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,564

Students who attend Sward Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 517

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

Hispanic:

41.2%

African American:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sward Elementary School ranks better than 67.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd 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 63.43. (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 Sward Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123. Racial makeup is: White (47.2%), Hispanic (41.2%), African American (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sward Elementary School is 16.5, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123! (See more...)

Compare Sward Elementary School employs 31.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sward Elementary School is $15,564. 3 elementary schools in the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sward Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sward Elementary School 670^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sward Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status 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 Sward Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sward Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	80.98	316^th	2020	84.4%
2004	84.35	195^th	2030	90.4%
2005	81.59	259^th	2022	87.2%
2006	76.27	454^th	2086	78.2%
2007	68.36	771^st	2095	63.2%
2008	64.47	910^th	2092	56.5%
2009	74.37	589^th	2120	72.2%
2010	78.33	413^th	2139	80.7%
2011	80.10	352^nd	2147	83.6%
2012	84.92	144^th	2166	93.4%
2013	86.67	229^th	2167	89.4%
2014	79.13	419^th	2093	80.0%
2015	76.98	406^th	2052	80.2%
2016	90.33	165^th	2046	91.9%
2017	83.81	284^th	2044	86.1%
2018	74.21	467^th	2037	77.1%
2019	72.56	511^th	2086	75.5%
2021	44.11	971^st	1948	50.2%
2022	65.26	653^rd	2082	68.6%
2023	61.41	720^th	2077	65.3%
2024	63.43	670^th	2067	67.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sward Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	54.92	134^th	537	75.0%
2022	51.06	281^st	768	63.4%
2023	38.54	466^th	788	40.9%
2024	50.45	306^th	826	63.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sward Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	45.25	533^rd	1194	55.4%
2021	19.88	619^th	640	3.3%
2022	56.87	324^th	1113	70.9%
2023	45.74	518^th	1156	55.2%
2024	51.43	460^th	1195	61.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sward Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.78	307^th	1765	82.6%
2019	67.57	408^th	1816	77.5%
2021	54.52	533^rd	1514	64.8%
2022	60.64	535^th	1763	69.7%
2023	68.55	373^rd	1808	79.4%
2024	69.70	356^th	1793	80.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Sward Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.59	562^nd	1964	71.4%
2019	75.69	424^th	2019	79.0%
2021	44.89	843^rd	1680	49.8%
2022	63.80	635^th	1970	67.8%
2023	58.28	719^th	1957	63.3%
2024	67.86	546^th	1942	71.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sward Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.62	388^th	907	57.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Sward Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.03	414^th	1972	79.0%
2019	68.36	562^nd	2019	72.2%
2021	36.07	1017^th	1707	40.4%
2022	64.62	605^th	1977	69.4%
2023	61.66	634^th	1984	68.0%
2024	57.21	737^th	1959	62.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sward Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.84	126^th	938	86.6%
2019	77.50	107^th	955	88.8%
2021	65.56	140^th	742	81.1%
2022	79.25	124^th	954	87.0%
2023	75.51	131^st	970	86.5%
2024	69.66	185^th	959	80.7%

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Rank History for White students at Sward Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.78	472^nd	1463	67.7%
2019	64.44	473^rd	1462	67.6%
2021	27.43	1015^th	1308	22.4%
2022	56.35	594^th	1425	58.3%
2023	46.00	775^th	1419	45.4%
2024	57.97	560^th	1392	59.8%

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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

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Enrollment information for Sward Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	382	n/a	7	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	394
1990	370	n/a	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	375
1991	392	0	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1992	411	0	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1993	418	0	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
1994	444	0	8	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1995	481	0	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	491
1996	481	0	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	491
1997	482	0	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
1998	458	0	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
1999	442	0	1	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
2000	447	0	1	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
2001	431	0	3	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
2002	389	1	5	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
2003	389	1	5	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
2004	369	1	7	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
2005	339	1	5	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2006	298	1	4	43	0	n/a	n/a	5	351
2007	291	1	4	58	1	n/a	n/a	13	368
2008	303	6	1	59	2	n/a	n/a	18	389
2009	321	9	2	65	2	n/a	n/a	27	426
2010	323	14	3	62	1	n/a	n/a	28	431
2011	307	14	2	102	0	0	5	0	430
2012	299	15	3	101	0	0	6	0	424
2013	326	15	3	93	1	0	8	0	446
2014	312	17	2	101	1	0	9	0	442
2015	303	20	6	103	1	0	13	0	446
2016	305	18	5	118	1	0	12	0	459
2017	284	20	5	125	1	0	16	0	451
2018	314	21	9	160	1	0	15	0	520
2019	301	23	7	173	0	0	12	0	516
2020	301	23	7	165	1	0	11	0	508
2021	291	22	6	209	2	0	13	0	543
2022	288	25	8	228	1	0	16	0	566
2023	281	30	10	225	0	0	13	0	559
2024	244	34	12	213	2	0	12	0	517

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 Sward Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	394	18.0	21.8	n/a
1990	375	18.0	20.8	n/a
1991	402	19.0	21.1	n/a
1992	416	20.5	20.2	n/a
1993	426	21.6	19.7	n/a
1994	458	22.2	20.6	n/a
1995	491	27.6	17.8	n/a
1996	491	27.6	17.8	n/a
1997	495	27.1	18.3	n/a
1998	471	23.5	20.0	n/a
1999	457	23.0	19.9	n/a
2000	459	24.5	18.7	n/a
2001	449	26.5	16.9	n/a
2002	433	30.0	14.4	0
2003	433	30.0	14.4	0
2004	427	29.0	14.7	0
2005	396	29.0	13.7	0
2006	351	25.0	14.0	13.9
2007	368	28.0	13.1	12.7
2008	389	24.0	16.2	15.4
2009	426	29.0	14.7	19.3
2010	431	30.5	14.1	26.1
2011	430	29.0	14.8	26.7
2012	424	28.0	15.1	28.3
2013	446	36.3	12.2	30.7
2014	442	24.0	18.4	31.2
2015	446	26.0	17.1	40.1
2016	459	28.0	16.3	34
2017	451	28.7	15.6	36.1
2018	520	31.5	16.4	34.8
2019	516	29.8	17.3	32.9
2020	508	29.1	17.4	34.6
2021	543	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	566	27.8	20.3	34.6
2023	559	28.8	19.4	40.3
2024	517	31.2	16.5	41.2

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 Sward Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	394	18.0	21.8	n/a
1990	375	18.0	20.8	n/a
1991	402	19.0	21.1	n/a
1992	416	20.5	20.2	n/a
1993	426	21.6	19.7	n/a
1994	458	22.2	20.6	n/a
1995	491	27.6	17.8	n/a
1996	491	27.6	17.8	n/a
1997	495	27.1	18.3	n/a
1998	471	23.5	20.0	n/a
1999	457	23.0	19.9	n/a
2000	459	24.5	18.7	n/a
2001	449	26.5	16.9	n/a
2002	433	30.0	14.4	0
2003	433	30.0	14.4	0
2004	427	29.0	14.7	0
2005	396	29.0	13.7	0
2006	351	25.0	14.0	13.9
2007	368	28.0	13.1	12.7
2008	389	24.0	16.2	15.4
2009	426	29.0	14.7	19.3
2010	431	30.5	14.1	26.1
2011	430	29.0	14.8	26.7
2012	424	28.0	15.1	28.3
2013	446	36.3	12.2	30.7
2014	442	24.0	18.4	31.2
2015	446	26.0	17.1	40.1
2016	459	28.0	16.3	34
2017	451	28.7	15.6	36.1
2018	520	31.5	16.4	34.8
2019	516	29.8	17.3	32.9
2020	508	29.1	17.4	34.6
2021	543	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	566	27.8	20.3	34.6
2023	559	28.8	19.4	40.3
2024	517	31.2	16.5	41.2

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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