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Oak Park, IL
Public School Ratings




Oak Park Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Oak Park Esd 97 School District details

Oak Park Esd 97 School District
260 Madison St
Oak Park, IL 60302

5,546 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Oak Park Esd 97 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.0% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
30%
48%
34%
44%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abraham Lincoln Elem School
1111 S Grove Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60304
KG-05
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
325 S Kenilworth Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60302
06-08
Horace Mann Elem School
921 N Kenilworth Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60302
KG-05
Irving Elem School
1125 S Cuyler Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60304
KG-05
Longfellow Elem School
715 Highland Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60304
PK-05
Oliver W Holmes Elem School
508 N Kenilworth Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60302
PK-05
Percy Julian Middle School
416 S Ridgeland Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60302
06-08
Whittier Elem School
715 N Harvey Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60302
PK-05
William Beye Elem School
230 N Cuyler Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60302
KG-05
William Hatch Elem School
1000 N Ridgeland Ave
Oak Park, IL, 60302
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.6% 48.2%
Black 19.0% 17.2%
Hispanic 15.8% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.5% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,248 $73,476,000 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,086 $6,025,000 4.6%
Staff $1,013 $5,618,000 4.2%
General Administration $617 $3,424,000 2.6%
School Administration $1,062 $5,891,000 4.5%
Operation $1,807 $10,020,000 7.6%
Transportation $329 $1,825,000 1.4%
Other $1,034 $5,737,000 4.3%
Total Support $6,949 $38,540,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,663 $20,316,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $23,861 $132,332,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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