📍 9830 S Brandt Ave, Oak Lawn, Cook County, 60453
Sward Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oak Lawn, Cook County. The school has 559 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Suzanne Amra. It is part of the Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sward Elem School enrolls 559 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 281 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 225 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 559 students (40%) 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.
Sward Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-60, state senate district 18, state house district 36.
Sward Elem School is one of 6 schools in Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123, based in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The district serves 3,395 students district-wide and employs 231 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 559 students, Sward Elem School is close to the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large