District and Community Overview

District 229 serves a community composed of four towns and villages: Oak Lawn, Hometown, Chicago Ridge, and Bridgeview[cite: 1]. The community is located on the southwest border of Chicago[cite: 1]. Oak Lawn is a close-knit community and only minutes away from Chicago[cite: 1]. Chicago Midway airport is three miles from Oak Lawn[cite: 1]. Interstates 294, 55, and 57 provide easy access from north and south[cite: 1]. District 229 is a one high school district[cite: 1].

Oak Lawn Community High School, which opened in 1955, is one of two public high schools located within the village of Oak Lawn[cite: 1]. Of Oak Lawn's 1,793 students, 63% come from low-income families[cite: 1]. Oak Lawn Community High School is fully accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education[cite: 1]. Of the experienced faculty of 111 licensed staff members, 74 have a master's degree or beyond[cite: 1].

Student Demographics

School Leadership & Contacts

Curriculum & Academic Structure

Oak Lawn C.H.S. provides a comprehensive high school curriculum, with a wide variety of fine arts and career/technical education course offerings[cite: 1].

• 10-period day, with required lunch[cite: 1]
• Schedule allows for students to take 7 academic courses[cite: 1]
• Physical Education is required and included in GPA[cite: 1]
• Remediation & enhancement periods offered 4 days/wk[cite: 1]

Ability Levels

• Level 1: Preparation/Remediation for students needing more intensive basic skill development[cite: 1]
• Level 2: College/Vocational Preparatory/General Education courses[cite: 1]
• Level 3: Honors and Advanced Placement Courses[cite: 1]

Extracurricular Opportunities

Oak Lawn Community High School offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities, interscholastic athletics, publications, clubs and service organizations[cite: 1]. OLCHS offers 24 athletic teams and 35 activities for all of the student body[cite: 1].

Graduation Requirements

44 total credits are required for diploma[cite: 1]. *Students must earn 25 hours of Service Learning for diploma[cite: 1].

Weighted Grades / GPA / Class Rank

Students at OLCHS are graded on a scale of A, B, C, D, F[cite: 1]. Any student in any course may earn the full range of grade from A through F[cite: 1]. Students do have an option of taking one elective per semester as Pass/Fail (P/F)[cite: 1].

Effective Fall 2019, OLCHS will no longer report individual class rank[cite: 1].

AP Test Score Information

Class of 2026 Post-Secondary Destinations

• Total School Enrollment: 1,793[cite: 1]
• 2026 Graduates: 413[cite: 1]
• Illinois State Scholars: 36[cite: 1]
• Total Continuing Education: 69%[cite: 1]
• 4 Year Colleges: 37%[cite: 1]
• 2 Year Colleges: 32%[cite: 1]

AP and Honors Course Offerings

AP Courses

• Language & Composition[cite: 1]
• Spanish Language[cite: 1]
• Computer Science A[cite: 1]
• Biology[cite: 1]
• Chemistry[cite: 1]
• United States History[cite: 1]
• Psychology[cite: 1]
• Computer Science Principles[cite: 1]
• Art History[cite: 1]
• Studio Art[cite: 1]
• Environmental Science[cite: 1]
• Networking[cite: 1]
• Literature & Composition[cite: 1]
• Statistics[cite: 1]
• Calculus AB/BC[cite: 1]
• Physics 1[cite: 1]
• World History[cite: 1]
• Government & Politics[cite: 1]
• Economics Macro & Micro[cite: 1]
• Human Geography[cite: 1]
• Music Theory[cite: 1]
• Physics C: Mechanics[cite: 1]
• Pre-calculus[cite: 1]

Honors Courses

• Accounting 1[cite: 1]
• Cybersecurity[cite: 1]
• Literature & Composition[cite: 1]
• Music Production[cite: 1]
• French 3[cite: 1]
• English 1[cite: 1]
• Modern Music Theory 1 & 2[cite: 1]
• French 4[cite: 1]
• Biology[cite: 1]
• Algebra 1[cite: 1]
• Geometry[cite: 1]
• Algebra 2[cite: 1]
• Heritage Arabic 1[cite: 1]
• Ancora Honors[cite: 1]
• Spanish 2[cite: 1]
• Chemistry[cite: 1]
• Heritage Spanish 1[cite: 1]
• Heritage Spanish 2[cite: 1]
• Spanish 3[cite: 1]
• Physics[cite: 1]
• Spanish 4[cite: 1]
• Arabic 3[cite: 1]
• Arabic 4[cite: 1]
• Heritage Arabic 2[cite: 1]

Class of 2026 College Attendance

• Aurora University[cite: 1]
• Benedictine University[cite: 1]
• Bradley University[cite: 1]
• Carthage College[cite: 1]
• Chamberlain University[cite: 1]
• Chicago State University[cite: 1]
• College of DuPage[cite: 1]
• Columbia College Chicago[cite: 1]
• Concordia University (MI)[cite: 1]
• Concordia University Chicago (IL)[cite: 1]
• DePaul University[cite: 1]
• DeVry University[cite: 1]
• Dominican University[cite: 1]
• Drake University[cite: 1]
• Eastern Illinois University[cite: 1]
• Elmhurst University[cite: 1]
• Governors State University[cite: 1]
• Harper College[cite: 1]
• Illinois Institute of Technology[cite: 1]
• Illinois State University[cite: 1]
• Indiana Institute of Technology[cite: 1]
• Lehigh University[cite: 1]
• Lewis University[cite: 1]
• Lone Star College System[cite: 1]
• Loyola University of Chicago[cite: 1]
• Madonna University[cite: 1]
• Monmouth College[cite: 1]
• Moraine Valley Community College[cite: 1]
• Morton College[cite: 1]
• Northeastern Illinois University[cite: 1]
• Northern Illinois University[cite: 1]
• Northwestern University[cite: 1]
• Olivet Nazarene University[cite: 1]
• Rice University[cite: 1]
• Roosevelt University[cite: 1]
• Saint Louis University[cite: 1]
• Saint Xavier University[cite: 1]
• Southern Adventist University[cite: 1]
• Trinity Christian College[cite: 1]
• Triton College[cite: 1]
• University of Dayton[cite: 1]
• University of Dubuque[cite: 1]
• University of Houston[cite: 1]
• University of Illinois - Chicago[cite: 1]
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign[cite: 1]
• University of Iowa[cite: 1]
• University of Louisville[cite: 1]
• University of Michigan[cite: 1]
• University of Pittsburgh[cite: 1]
• University of Sioux Falls[cite: 1]
• University of South Alabama[cite: 1]
• University of Southern California[cite: 1]
• University of St. Francis (Joliet)[cite: 1]
• University of Tennessee[cite: 1]
• University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee[cite: 1]
• University of Wisconsin - Whitewater[cite: 1]
• Valparaiso University[cite: 1]
• Wabash College[cite: 1]
• Wake Forest University[cite: 1]
• Western Illinois University[cite: 1]