Oak Ridge Elem School

Oak Ridge Elem School is one of the substantial elementary campuss in Palos Hills, Illinois, one of the schools within North Palos SD 117, with 774 students on its rolls from grades 2 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 103% larger than typical.

North Palos SD 117 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,350 students. Oak Ridge Elem School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Oak Ridge Elem School lists that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 26% multiracial, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Oak Ridge Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.4%; actual is 70.5%, +37.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Oak Ridge Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Dr Kenneth M Sorrick School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oak Ridge Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oak Ridge Elem School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 59.7%.

Oak Ridge Elem School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oak Ridge Elem School has ticked up 6%, going from 733 students in 2018 to 774 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 77% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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