J M Hannum Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Oak Lawn, Illinois
J M Hannum Elementary School in Oak Lawn, Illinois enrolled 410 students in 2024-25 with 30.5 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
416 students in 2022-23, 423 students in 2023-24, 410 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.8 to 30.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 416 | 27.8 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 30.1 | 14.1 |
| 2024-25 | 410 | 30.5 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 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).
One counselor per 376 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J M Hannum Elementary School enrolled 376 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 376 of the 376 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent22.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.8% of students were Hispanic, 27.8% White, 12.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic48.8%
- White27.8%
- Black12.4%
- Asian6.6%
- Two or more races3.9%
- American Indian0.5%
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 J M Hannum Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 | 30‑34% | 29% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25‑29% | 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; J M Hannum Elementary School is number 4 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 J M Hannum Elementary School
- Kolmar Avenue Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 391 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Sward Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 457 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare J M Hannum Elementary School with Kolmar Avenue Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 spends per student$17,518 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,518
- The largest public schools in IllinoisJ M Hannum Elementary School is the number 943 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#943 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- 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 J M Hannum Elementary School
How many students attend J M Hannum Elementary School?
410 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 416 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Oak Lawn, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at J M Hannum Elementary School?
13.4 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 J M Hannum Elementary School a Title I school?
J M Hannum Elementary School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at J M Hannum Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at J M Hannum Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 J M Hannum Elementary School in?
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123, NCES district ID 1729190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172919003052 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.