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C+

J Covington Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9130 S 52nd Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · (708) 423-1530 · Part of Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

Worth Township’s School Grade C better than 26% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
470
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about J Covington Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9130 S 52nd Ave, Oak Lawn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten63
Grade 183
Grade 280
Grade 369
Grade 483
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
470’20
490’21
487’22
505’23
470’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 58%White 35%Black 3%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about J Covington Elem School from Worth Township families.

Other schools in Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

The district →
SD 123 Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Oak Lawn
239 students17:1
Sward Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Lawn
B−
457 students15:1
J M Hannum Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Lawn
B−
410 students13:1
Kolmar Avenue Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Lawn
B
391 students11:1
Hometown Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hometown
C+
338 students9:1
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oak Lawn
B−
1,090 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; Worth Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.