High Schools in Oak Lawn CHSD 229

Oak Lawn CHSD 229 is a school district in Illinois that serves one high school, Oak Lawn Community High School. The school has a relatively high graduation rate of 91.9%, but its performance on standardized tests, such as the SAT and ISA, is below the state average. With a SchoolDigger rating of 2 out of 5 stars, Oak Lawn Community High School is not among the top-performing schools in Illinois.

Key metrics for the school include a 1.0% dropout rate, which is relatively low, but a 22.8% chronic absenteeism rate, which is higher than the state average. Academically, the school struggles, with only 19.9% of students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 23% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. However, the school performs better in ISA Science, with 56.1% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%.

Despite spending $18,877 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a student-teacher ratio of 17.1, which is slightly higher than the state average, the school's academic performance remains below the district and state levels. This may be due in part to the high percentage of students (57.96%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Overall, Oak Lawn CHSD 229 and its sole high school, Oak Lawn Community High School, have room for improvement to better serve the needs of their students.