Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEACH PARK CCSD 3·NCES 170001000211
Oak Crest School
38550 N Lewis Ave, Beach Park, IL 60099 · (847) 599-5519 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
169 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Oak Crest School→Beach Park Middle School
Based on grade levels within Beach Park CCSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
32.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.3pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
308
-22 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.8:1
% White
13%
was 21%
% Hispanic
61%
was 45%
% Black
20%
was 23%
% Asian
2%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Oak Crest School
Located at 38550 N Lewis Ave, in Beach Park, Illinois, Oak Crest School is a cozy K-5 school that enrolls 308 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Beach Park CCSD 3.
Oak Crest School is one of 5 schools operated by Beach Park CCSD 3, a district that teaches 1,996 students overall.
On demographics, Oak Crest School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder reads as 20% Black, 13% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.
Looking at school resources, Oak Crest School reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oak Crest School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.8%; this one comes in at 24.2%, -15.6 points off the demographic line.
In the surrounding community, Lake County reports that median household income runs about $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Oak Crest School is one.
Kenneth Murphy School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oak Crest School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oak Crest School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 24.2%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Looking at the recent track record. Oak Crest School's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 330 (now 308). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 45% to 61%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beach Park CCSD 3
- Beach Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Kenneth Murphy SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Newport Elem SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Beach Park
- Beach Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Kenneth Murphy SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Kenneth Murphy School0.5 mi · 394
- H R McCall Elem School0.9 mi · 396
- Howe Elementary School1.3 mi · 318
- Elmwood Elem School1.5 mi · 336
- Little Fort Elem School1.7 mi · 421
- John S Clark Elem School1.9 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Crest SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Crest School?
Oak Crest School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oak Crest School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Crest School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oak Crest School have?
Oak Crest School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Crest School?
At Oak Crest School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 61% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Oak Crest School in?
Oak Crest School is part of Beach Park CCSD 3.
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