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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.9% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 12.3% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Oak Crest School
Oak Crest School's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Crest School this school | 308 | 54.9% | 24.2% |
| Kenneth Murphy School Beach Park | 394 | 53.6% | 19.6% |
| Westchester Primary School Westchester | 364 | 54.7% | N/A |
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School Waukegan | 395 | 56.7% | 47.5% |
| Sayre Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 377 | 56.8% | 31.5% |
| Schneider Elementary School North Aurora | 361 | 51.5% | 31.5% |
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 Oak Crest School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #1,467 of 1,925 | #49 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,449 of 2,077 ▲ 68 | #80 of 102 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #1,588 of 2,077 ▲ 220 | #79 of 102 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #1,494 of 2,419 | #93 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #131 of 2,035 | #11 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #685 of 2,042 | #40 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #1,164 of 2,132 | #41 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #1,096 of 1,461 | #46 of 71 |
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
308
+81 (+36%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 591
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 | 308 | 30.6 | 10.1:1 | 55% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 29.3 | 11.3:1 | 53% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 26.3 | 10.7:1 | 48% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 25.8 | 12.8:1 | 45% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 35% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 36% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 36 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 33 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Crest School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (330 to 308); teachers up 19% (25.8 to 30.6).
About Oak Crest School
This page covers Oak Crest School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Beach Park, Illinois. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 308 students.
Beach Park CCSD 3 serves 1,996 students across 5 schools.
Hispanic students are 61% of those enrolled at Oak Crest School. The next largest groups are 20% Black, 13% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 36 points above the 25% share among Lake County residents. The diversity index for Oak Crest School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Oak Crest School reports a ratio of 10.1 students per teacher, from 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 3.9 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Oak Crest School, 55% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lake County is similar, at 54%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oak Crest School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools: 24.2% actual against 39.8% predicted.
The school is in Lake County, where median household income comes to about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake County counts 214 public schools with about 118,032 students.
Oak Crest School's nearest public school is Kenneth Murphy School (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Oak Crest School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Oak Crest School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 81 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Oak Crest School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Elementary 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 Elementary School0.9 mi · 396
- Howe Elementary School1.3 mi · 318
- Elmwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 336
- Little Fort Elementary School1.7 mi · 421
- John S Clark Elementary 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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