Sward Elementary School
9830 Brandt Ave
Oak Lawn IL, 60453, Cook County
Phone: 708-423-7820
Ranking: (672 out of 3,028, top 22%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 442 | 446 | 424 | 430 | 431 | 426 | 389 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 46 | 10.4% | 72 | 16.1% | 63 | 14.9% | 70 | 16.3% | 79 | 18.3% | 81 | 19.0% | 67 | 17.2% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 17.2% | 73 | 16.4% | 66 | 15.6% | 77 | 17.9% | 81 | 18.8% | 70 | 16.4% | 68 | 17.5% |
Grade 2: | 76 | 17.2% | 70 | 15.7% | 76 | 17.9% | 83 | 19.3% | 71 | 16.5% | 67 | 15.7% | 64 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 76 | 17.2% | 78 | 17.5% | 85 | 20.0% | 69 | 16.0% | 63 | 14.6% | 62 | 14.6% | 59 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 81 | 18.3% | 82 | 18.4% | 66 | 15.6% | 61 | 14.2% | 70 | 16.2% | 57 | 13.4% | 70 | 18.0% |
Grade 5: | 85 | 19.2% | 69 | 15.5% | 68 | 16.0% | 68 | 15.8% | 65 | 15.1% | 72 | 16.9% | 61 | 15.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 224 | 50.7% | 235 | 52.7% | 222 | 52.4% | 218 | 50.7% | 205 | 47.6% | 173 | 40.6% | 202 | 51.9% |
Female: | 218 | 49.3% | 211 | 47.3% | 202 | 47.6% | 212 | 49.3% | 190 | 44.1% | 218 | 51.2% | 165 | 42.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 101 | 22.9% | 93 | 20.9% | 101 | 23.8% | 102 | 23.7% | 62 | 14.4% | 65 | 15.3% | 59 | 15.2% |
Black: | 17 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.5% | 14 | 3.3% | 14 | 3.2% | 9 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.5% |
White: | 312 | 70.6% | 326 | 73.1% | 299 | 70.5% | 307 | 71.4% | 323 | 74.9% | 321 | 75.4% | 303 | 77.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 94 | 21.3% | 101 | 22.6% | 40 | 9.4% | 96 | 22.3% | 76 | 17.6% | 55 | 12.9% | 44 | 11.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 10.0% | 36 | 8.1% | 80 | 18.9% | 19 | 4.4% | 29 | 6.7% | 22 | 5.2% | 13 | 3.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.42 | 12.26 | 15.14 | 14.83 | 14.13 | 14.70 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 90.2% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 90.3% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.1% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.5% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.7% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 85.9% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.6% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 90.6% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 94.6% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 56.7% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 77.9% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 78.7% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 78.6% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 78.6% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 75.9% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 76.3% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 75.9% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 76.8% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 79.5% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 87.2% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 88.2% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.7% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.5% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 87.6% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 87.2% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 91.3% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 90.9% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 68.0% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 79.0% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 79.5% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 72.7% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 80.8% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 72.6% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83.2% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 83.6% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 71.1% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 79% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 80.2% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 82.4% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87.1% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 88.7% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.6% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 82.9% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 80.9% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 85.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 89.3% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 88.8% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 83.6% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 80.7% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 84.7% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 87.8% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.6% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.8% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.2% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 88.1% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 90.9% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 66.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 72.4% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 67.3% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.9% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 76.9% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 73.7% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 78.8% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82.3% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 84.0% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 86.9% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 68.5% | 58.9% |
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* Sward Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.