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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SHORE SD 112·NCES 170011902199
Oak Terrace Elementary School
240 Prairie Ave, Highwood, IL 60040 · (224) 765-3100 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
229 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 196 | 40% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.5pp since 2023
Math
51.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 35.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Terrace Elementary School
Oak Terrace Elementary School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Terrace Elementary School this school | 494 | 46.4% | 50.2% |
| Olive C Martin School Lake Villa | 511 | 47.6% | 43.9% |
| Sward Elementary School Oak Lawn | 457 | 44.2% | 51.1% |
| Arcola Elementary School Arcola | 410 | 45.9% | 34.0% |
| Murphy Elementary School Chicago | 514 | 51.8% | 42.0% |
| Hawthorn School of Dual Language Vernon Hills | 413 | 47.5% | 45.9% |
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 Terrace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #591 of 1,925 | #21 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #636 of 2,077 ▲ 6 | #51 of 102 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #675 of 2,077 ▲ 271 | #52 of 102 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #577 of 2,419 | #32 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #602 of 2,035 | #55 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #724 of 2,042 | #49 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #1,399 of 2,132 | #49 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #1,104 of 1,461 | #47 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
494
+54 (+12%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 463
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 | 494 | 40.7 | 12.1:1 | 46% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 34.6 | 15.6:1 | 50% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 38.3 | 9.8:1 | 60% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 42.3 | 12.5:1 | 63% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 66% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 73% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 38 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Terrace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (529 to 494); teachers down 4% (42.3 to 40.7).
About Oak Terrace Elementary School
Oak Terrace Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Highwood, Illinois. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 494 students. That is 30% bigger than the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
North Shore SD 112 has 9 schools; together they serve 3,730 students.
The largest group at Oak Terrace Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 54%. Enrollment also includes 38% White and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Lake County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. The diversity index for Oak Terrace Elementary School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. The school has 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.8 students per teacher. In all, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Lake County is 8 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Oak Terrace Elementary School is 5.4 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 50.2% actual, 44.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
For Lake County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 214 public schools in the county, enrolling about 118,032, Oak Terrace Elementary School among them.
Northwood Middle School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Oak Terrace Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Oak Terrace Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 440 (2020-21) to 494 (2024-25).
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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 North Shore SD 112
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Wayne Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Ravinia Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Northwood Middle School0.5 mi · 540
- Wayne Thomas Elementary School0.6 mi · 449
- Highland Park High School0.8 mi · 1,661
- Ravinia Elementary School1.0 mi · 285
- Indian Trail Elementary School1.0 mi · 472
- Cherokee Elementary School2.1 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Terrace Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oak Terrace Elementary School?
Oak Terrace Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oak Terrace Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Terrace Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Terrace Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Terrace Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Terrace Elementary School?
At Oak Terrace Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 54% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Oak Terrace Elementary School in?
Oak Terrace Elementary School is part of North Shore SD 112.
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