Total enrollment
5,560
-146 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Oak Park ESD 97
Illinois · 5,560 students · 1 city
In Illinois's Oak Park ESD 97, public K-12 schools total 10 and serve approximately 5,560 students (an average of 556 per school).
4-year change in Oak Park ESD 97
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Oak Park ESD 97 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #20 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,560 | #52 of 508 | #1,725 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #50 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #117 of 506 | #2,023 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 18.7% | #426 of 456 | #7,505 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #49 of 341 | #848 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Oak Park ESD 97
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Horace Mann Elementary School at 81.8% proficient to Percy Julian Middle School at 55.9%, a gap of 25.9 points. That is the 54th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 6,123 to 5,560 students (down 9%) and from 430 to 463 full-time teachers (up 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School | Oak Park | Middle | 06-08 | 947 |
| Percy Julian Middle School | Oak Park | Middle | 06-08 | 927 |
| Abraham Lincoln Elem School | Oak Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 580 |
| Longfellow Elem School | Oak Park | Elementary | PK-05 | 524 |
| Oliver W Holmes Elem School | Oak Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 513 |
| Irving Elem School | Oak Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 509 |
| Horace Mann Elem School | Oak Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 419 |
| William Beye Elem School | Oak Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 397 |
| Whittier Elem School | Oak Park | Elementary | PK-05 | 386 |
| William Hatch Elem School | Oak Park | Elementary | PK-05 | 358 |
About Oak Park ESD 97
Oak Park ESD 97 is a sparse Illinois school district running 10 schools with combined enrollment near 5,560.
Looking at the level breakdown, Oak Park ESD 97 consists of 8 elementary and 2 middle.
Average enrollment per school in Oak Park ESD 97 is about 556, noticeably above the Illinois average of roughly 480.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,560 students, shrank 3% from the 5,706 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Oak Park ESD 97 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.