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Kerkstra Elem School

(708) 687-5550

Physical Address:
14950 South Laramie Ave
Oak Forest, IL  60452
Mailing Address:
14950 S Laramie Ave
Oak Forest, IL  60452

School Information

District:
Forest Ridge Sd 142
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Cook County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
1 - 5
Number of Students:
404

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Kerkstra Elem School

This School County Average State Average
White 73.51% 29.62% 61.37%
Hispanic 11.39% 29.83% 18.10%
Others 8.42% 0% 0%
Black 5.20% 40.45% 22.30%
Asian/Pacific 1.49% 6.43% 4.45%
American Indian 0% 0.54% 0.76%

Genders in Kerkstra Elem School

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.98% 50.92% 53.11%
Male 48.02% 49.08% 46.89%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Kerkstra Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 316 316 297
Hispanic 52 44 46
Others 28 33 34
Black 19 7 21
Asian/Pacific 11 7 6
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 426 407 404

Enrollment by Gender for Kerkstra Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 230 223 210
Male 196 184 194
Total 426 407 404

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Kerkstra Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 426 407 404
# Eligible for free lunch 62 (15%) 65 (16%) 83 (21%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 17 (4%) 31 (8%) 18 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 79 (19%) 96 (24%) 101 (25%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Kerkstra Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 426 407 404
Fulltime teachers 23.0 23.6 19.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.50 17.20 21.26
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.17 16.73 16.32