Kerkstra Elem School (Forest Ridge SD 142 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Kerkstra Elem School is a Elementary in Oak Forest, IL. It currently serves 402 students (grades 01-05). The school is part of the Forest Ridge SD 142 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Forest Ridge SD 142 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:402
Number of Teachers: 33
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.37

Location Info

Location: 14950 Laramie Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452
Mailing Address: 14950 Laramie Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452-1323
Phone: (708)687-2860
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 80
Grade 2 86
Grade 3 73
Grade 4 75
Grade 5 87
Grade 6 1
Gender/Sex of Kerkstra Elem School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 235 58.46
Female 167 41.54
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Kerkstra Elem School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 1.49
Black or African American 43 10.70
Hispanic/Latino 136 33.83
Two or more races 14 3.48
White 203 50.50
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 2.13
Black or African American 21 8.94
Hispanic/Latino 79 33.62
Two or more races 8 3.40
White 122 51.92
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.60
Black or African American 22 13.17
Hispanic/Latino 57 34.13
Two or more races 6 3.59
White 81 48.50

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.50
Black or African American 9 11.25
Hispanic/Latino 33 41.25
Two or more races 2 2.50
White 34 42.50
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.16
Black or African American 7 8.14
Hispanic/Latino 31 36.05
Two or more races 4 4.65
White 43 50.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.74
Black or African American 8 10.96
Hispanic/Latino 18 24.66
Two or more races 2 2.74
White 43 58.90
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.33
Black or African American 12 16.00
Hispanic/Latino 23 30.67
Two or more races 2 2.67
White 37 49.33
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 7 8.05
Hispanic/Latino 31 35.63
Two or more races 4 4.60
White 45 51.72
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
White 1 100.00