Oak Glen Elem School

Oak Glen Elem School, a mid-sized elementary campus in Lansing, Illinois, overseen by Lansing SD 158, hosts 526 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 38% bigger than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Lansing SD 158 (2,547 students total), Oak Glen Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Oak Glen Elem School shows that Black students make up the majority at 68%; the rest consists of 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Oak Glen Elem School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oak Glen Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 14.8%; this one delivers 30.2%, a residual of +15.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Oak Glen Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Memorial Jr High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oak Glen Elem School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oak Glen Elem School has decreased 4%, going from 549 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share rose from 58% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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