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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE SD 68 BARTONVILLE·NCES 172910003045

Oak Grove School

6018 W Lancaster Rd, Bartonville, IL 61607 · (309) 697-0621 · Peoria County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Illinois public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools

Enrollment
285
Elementary
STATE 381
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
106 students
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K207%
Kindergarten3412%
Grade 1279%
Grade 23011%
Grade 3238%
Grade 43011%
Grade 53813%
Grade 62810%
Grade 73211%
Grade 8238%

This year's kindergarten class (34) is 48% larger than its 8th grade class (23).

Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
White
21676%
STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
197%
STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
186%
STATE 16% · US 15%
Two+
3211%
STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
14250%
Female
14350%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
50.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.6%40.0%
2023-2440.2%27.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 Oak Grove School

Oak Grove School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Oak Grove School this school28537.2%43.5%
Olympia North Elementary School
Danvers
27939.8%54.8%
Summersville Grade School
Mount Vernon
28338.2%61.1%
Bonfield Grade School
Bonfield
28537.2%N/A
Princeville Elementary School
Princeville
29233.9%46.1%
Seneca Grade School North Campus
Seneca
25634.0%56.4%
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 Grove School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Peoria County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.5%#809 of 1,925#19 of 35
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.0%#966 of 2,077
▼ 63
#20 of 35
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.6%#983 of 2,077
▼ 185
#18 of 35
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
285#1,633 of 2,419#27 of 36
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.4:1#372 of 2,035#5 of 32
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.5%#1,140 of 2,042#20 of 32
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.2%#1,615 of 2,132#25 of 36
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.3%#496 of 615#13 of 16
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 2024-25
Enrollment
285
+18 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252852511.4:137% (106)
2023-242802511.2:147% (132)
2022-2328922.812.7:142% (120)
2020-21267N/AN/AN/A
2017-1827624.811.1:137% (101)
2015-161731313.3:133% (57)
2010-112471913.0:134% (83)
2000-013282016.4:1N/A
1990-913161718.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove School.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (276 to 285); teachers up 1% (24.8 to 25).

About Oak Grove School

Oak Grove School is a small elementary school found in Bartonville, Illinois. The school had 285 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.

Oak Grove SD 68 Bartonville operates Oak Grove School.

Roughly 76% of students at Oak Grove School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 67%. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its teaching staff equals 25 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 11.4:1 here. Around 37% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 57% average for public schools in Peoria County is 20 points higher.

Oak Grove School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Oak Grove School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (43.5%) and its predicted rate (50.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.

Among Peoria County residents, the median household income is $65,108, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Oak Grove School, Peoria County has 80 other public schools.

The school nearest to Oak Grove School is Limestone Community High School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.7%; Oak Grove School's is 43.5%, ranking 4th of 9.

For locale, NCES codes Oak Grove School as Suburb: Large.

Oak Grove School's enrollment climbed from 267 in 2020-21 to 285 in 2024-25.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Oak Grove School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Peoria County at a glance

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Population
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students

Quick facts

School name
Oak Grove School
District
Oak Grove SD 68 Bartonville
Address
6018 W Lancaster Rd, Bartonville, IL 61607
Phone
(309) 697-0621
County
Peoria County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
285
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
106 (37%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
172910003045
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Oak Grove schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oak Grove. Oak Grove School is the largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Oak Grove School
How many students attend Oak Grove School?
Oak Grove School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-08.
Is Oak Grove School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Grove School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Oak Grove School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Oak Grove School.
How diverse is Oak Grove School?
Oak Grove School reports a student body of 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Oak Grove School public or private?
Oak Grove School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oak Grove SD 68 Bartonville.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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