Columbus Manor Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Oak Lawn, Illinois
Columbus Manor Elementary School in Oak Lawn, Illinois enrolled 359 students in 2024-25 with 28.3 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
356 students in 2022-23, 355 students in 2023-24, 359 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 28.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 356 | 31.0 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 31.5 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 359 | 28.3 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Columbus Manor Elementary School enrolled 324 students and reported no counselor; it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent22.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.8% of students were White, 41.8% Hispanic, 4.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White46.8%
- Hispanic41.8%
- Black4.7%
- Two or more races3.6%
- Asian2.8%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Columbus Manor Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 25% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Oak Lawn
8 public elementary schools in Oak Lawn report 2024-25 enrollment; Columbus Manor Elementary School is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harnew Elementary School | 512 | 11.6 | not reported |
| J Covington Elementary School | 470 | 12.7 | not reported |
| Sward Elementary School | 457 | 14.6 | not reported |
| J M Hannum Elementary School | 410 | 13.4 | not reported |
| Ernest F Kolb Elementary School | 399 | 15.0 | not reported |
| Kolmar Avenue Elementary School | 391 | 11.2 | not reported |
| Columbus Manor Elementary School | 359 | 12.7 | not reported |
| Lawn Manor School | 210 | 10.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Columbus Manor Elementary School
- Harnew Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 512 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Ridge Lawn Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 572 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Columbus Manor Elementary School with Harnew Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ridgeland SD 122 spends per student$17,422 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,422
- The largest public schools in IllinoisColumbus Manor Elementary School is the number 1,195 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,195 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Columbus Manor Elementary School
How many students attend Columbus Manor Elementary School?
359 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 356 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Oak Lawn, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbus Manor Elementary School?
12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Columbus Manor Elementary School a Title I school?
Columbus Manor Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Columbus Manor Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Columbus Manor Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Columbus Manor Elementary School in?
Ridgeland SD 122, NCES district ID 1733690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173369003464 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.