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Kerkstra Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

14950 Laramie Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452 · (708) 687-2860 · Part of Forest Ridge School District 142

Bremen Township’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
407
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Kerkstra Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Illinois’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

14950 Laramie Ave, Oak Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 171
Grade 281
Grade 389
Grade 484
Grade 580
Grade 61
Grade 71
Enrollment over time
390’20
354’21
389’22
402’23
407’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 37%Black 10%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kerkstra Elem School from Bremen Township families.

Other schools in Forest Ridge School District 142

The district →
Ridge Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Oak Forest
245 students19:1
Lee R Foster Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Oak Forest
B
397 students14:1
Jack Hille Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oak Forest
B−
490 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bremen Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.