📍 14950 Laramie Ave, Oak Forest, Cook County, 60452
Kerkstra Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oak Forest, Cook County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Steven Nendza. It is part of the Forest Ridge SD 142 school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kerkstra Elem School enrolls 389 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 214 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 389 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kerkstra Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.
Kerkstra Elem School is one of 4 schools in Forest Ridge SD 142, based in Oak Forest, Illinois. The district serves 1,539 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Kerkstra Elem School is close to the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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