The brief
A private elementary school in Oak Lawn, IL serving grades Kindergarten – 8th.
It ranks 137 of 781 schools in Illinois.
Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2023
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 11 schools in Oak Lawn. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in IL.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in IL.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 60453; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2021–22
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Chicago school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $82,493
- Median home value
- $267,900
- Median rent
- $1,310/mo
- College educated
- 30.2%
- Homeownership
- 82.5%
- Poverty rate
- 9.2%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 60453; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 65
- Somewhat Walkable
- Transit Score
- 7
- Minimal Transit
- Bike Score
- 50
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,463/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Oak Lawn. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Oak Lawn), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- White66%
- Black25%
- Two or More6%
- Hispanic2%
- Asian1%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
Compare nearby
Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.- Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn7.5
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Private · tuition: Potential private option; tuition and admission requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn serve?
Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8th.
How many students attend Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn?
Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn has an enrollment of approximately 190 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn?
The student-teacher ratio at Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn is 8.2:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn rank in IL?
Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn ranks #137 of 781 private schools in IL.
What is Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn's MySchoolScout rating?
Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn has a current MySchoolScout rating of 7.5 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn a private school?
Yes, Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn is a private coeducational school with a Calvinist affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn a religious school?
Southwest Chicago Christian School-Oak Lawn has a Calvinist religious affiliation.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 8th
- Enrollment
- 190
- Gender split
- 45% M / 55% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 8.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Calvinist
- School day
- 6.8 hours
- Days per year
- 175 days
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Cook County
- Phone
- (708) 636-8550
- Area population (ZIP 60453)
- 57,098
- Area average commute
- 31.1 min
- Area median age
- 40.3
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2021–22).
Sources and official links
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Illinois Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.