Oak View Elem School

Set in Bolingbrook, Illinois, Oak View Elem School is a sizable K-5 school, overseen by Valley View CUSD 365U. It works with 636 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 67% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Oak View Elem School is one of 20 schools operated by Valley View CUSD 365U, a district that educates 14,710 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Oak View Elem School reports that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 26% Black, 10% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Will County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Oak View Elem School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 68% of students at Oak View Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Will County (around 44%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Oak View Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 39.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Will County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Oak View Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Brooks Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oak View Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 647 students in 2018 compared to 636 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 43% to 54% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.