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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PALOS SD 117·NCES 172889003028
Glen Oaks Elementary School
9045 S 88th Ave, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 · (708) 233-6800 · Cook County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
389 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 169 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 169 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 167 | 26% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Glen Oaks Elementary School→H H Conrady Jr High School
Based on grade levels within North Palos SD 117. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
83.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
71.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.7% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.1% | 66.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 35 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Glen Oaks Elementary School
Glen Oaks Elementary School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Oaks Elementary School this school | 649 | 59.9% | 71.8% |
| Oak Ridge Elementary School Palos Hills | 774 | 66.0% | 70.5% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Moline | 560 | 59.6% | 39.9% |
| Prather Elementary School Granite City | 612 | 60.5% | N/A |
| Northview Elementary School Peru | 594 | 56.4% | 51.4% |
| Bradley East Elementary School Bradley | 519 | 63.2% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Glen Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #102 of 1,925 | #39 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #200 of 2,077 ▼ 111 | #74 of 829 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #78 of 2,077 ▼ 37 | #38 of 829 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #188 of 2,419 | #114 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #801 of 2,035 | #380 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #276 of 2,042 | #115 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #1,016 of 2,132 | #541 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #1,153 of 1,461 | #550 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
649
-35 (-5%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 649 | 51 | 12.7:1 | 60% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 51 | 12.7:1 | 62% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 60% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 40.5 | 17.0:1 | 62% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 53% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 43% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 32 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 21 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Oaks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (689 to 649); teachers up 26% (40.5 to 51).
About Glen Oaks Elementary School
Glen Oaks Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in Hickory Hills, Illinois. The school serves grades 2 through 5. Enrollment is 649 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
The district, North Palos SD 117, has 3,350 students enrolled across 5 schools.
No group is above 50% at Glen Oaks Elementary School; the largest is White, at 43%. The rest of enrollment is 32% multiracial, 21% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Among Cook County residents, the White share is about 44%. The diversity index for Glen Oaks Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Glen Oaks Elementary School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.7:1. The school's 12.7:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 60%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Glen Oaks Elementary School would score about 36.9%. It scores 71.8%, a top-10% result among Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Cook County show the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Gladness V Player ECC is about 1.1 miles from Glen Oaks Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Glen Oaks Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 71.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 35 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Glen Oaks Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Palos SD 117
- H H Conrady Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,047 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 774 students
- Dr Kenneth M Sorrick SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Dorn Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Hickory Hills
- H H Conrady Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,047 students
- Dorn Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other Glen Oaks Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Glen Oaks Elementary. Glen Oaks Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Glen Oaks Elementary SchoolMCKINNEY, TX · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Gladness V Player ECC1.1 mi · 146
- Dorn Elementary School1.1 mi · 431
- H H Conrady Jr High School1.3 mi · 1,047
- Geo T Wilkins Jr High School1.5 mi · 508
- George T Wilkins Elementary School1.5 mi · 416
- Oak Ridge Elementary School1.6 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Oaks Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glen Oaks Elementary School?
Glen Oaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 02-05.
Is Glen Oaks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glen Oaks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Glen Oaks Elementary School have?
Glen Oaks Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Glen Oaks Elementary School?
Student demographics at Glen Oaks Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 32% Two or more.
Who oversees Glen Oaks Elementary School?
Glen Oaks Elementary School is overseen by North Palos SD 117 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.