Lane Elem School, Alsip IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lane Elem School

Lane Elementary School serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Alsip, a southwest Cook County suburb built on manufacturing and logistics. The school enrolls a small group of students in a mixed-race and Hispanic-majority community; roughly half the student body is Hispanic, nearly a quarter is Black, and most of the remainder is white or multiracial. Demographic data on free and reduced price lunch eligibility and English learner status were not available.

On the most recent state assessments, Lane's proficiency results in English language arts and math are below the midpoint among Cook County districts. In fourth-grade ELA, the school performed at a higher level, with roughly half of students meeting or exceeding proficiency. Third and fifth grade showed less strength in both subjects, and sixth-grade math was particularly low. Fifth-grade science proficiency was also modest. These patterns suggest uneven performance across grades and subjects rather than consistent struggle or strength, and a parent may want to speak with the school directly about what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks, particularly in the upper elementary grades.

State assessment methodology changed between years, so year-to-year trend data is not available for direct comparison. The school's participation rate was high in the grades tested, with nearly all students taking the assessments.

Alsip itself has a car-oriented, dispersed character without a walkable downtown. Daily life centers on arterial corridors like Pulaski Road and Archer Avenue, with industrial parks and commercial clusters rather than a concentrated main street. The community is anchored by longstanding manufacturers and logistics firms, a Metra commuter rail station, and the Alsip Park District. Recent development has been dominated by speculative warehouse and light manufacturing projects near the Tri-State Tollway, alongside a new supportive housing complex for adults with disabilities. The single-family housing market shows steady turnover, with median home values slightly below the state benchmark and rental costs modest by regional standards, putting the area within reach for families seeking suburban space at lower cost than many nearby communities.

The district, Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126, serves three municipalities. No parent-relevant changes to district operations, curriculum, or capital projects were reported in recent district communications, suggesting continuity in programming and priorities over the period reviewed.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 36% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 35% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 23% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 622%

School 22% · District 19% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 49% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 47% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 55% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 58% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 31% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.