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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW CUSD 365U·NCES 174007004864
Oak View Elementary School
150 N Schmidt Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 · (630) 759-9300 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
430 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
53.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.5pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +21.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 21.7% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 View Elementary School
Oak View Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak View Elementary School this school | 636 | 67.6% | 39.8% |
| Independence Elementary School Bolingbrook | 617 | 67.9% | 36.7% |
| Central Park Elementary School Midlothian | 640 | 67.5% | 26.5% |
| Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Center Romeoville | 515 | 66.4% | N/A |
| Swan Hillman Elementary School Rockford | 581 | 74.5% | 27.3% |
| Rowe Elementary Chicago | 617 | 68.4% | 13.8% |
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 View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #921 of 1,925 | #66 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #880 of 2,077 ▲ 233 | #64 of 100 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #878 of 2,077 ▲ 336 | #64 of 100 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #207 of 2,419 | #9 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,451 of 2,035 | #69 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #475 of 2,042 | #38 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #791 of 2,132 | #25 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #1,384 of 1,461 | #68 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
636
-86 (-12%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 680
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 | 636 | 43.5 | 14.6:1 | 68% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 44.5 | 15.2:1 | 72% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 76% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 722 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 74% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 70% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 30 | 21.3:1 | 66% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 32 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 29 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (647 to 636); teachers down 3% (45 to 43.5).
About Oak View Elementary School
Oak View Elementary School is a large elementary school found in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The school enrolls 636 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 67% above that.
Valley View CUSD 365U has 14,710 students spread across 20 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Oak View Elementary School is 54% Hispanic. The school is also 26% Black, 10% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 20% Hispanic share among all Will County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Oak View Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Oak View Elementary School operates with 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. Oak View Elementary School reports 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Will County is 44%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Oak View Elementary School is 32.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.8%.
Will County has these Census figures: median household income is about $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Will County number 209 and enroll about 113,008.
The shortest distance from Oak View Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Brooks Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Oak View Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Oak View Elementary School saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Oak View Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley View CUSD 365U
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- John J Lukancic Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
Other schools in Bolingbrook
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Jane Addams Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
Other Oak View Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Oak View Elementary. Oak View Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- Oak View ElementaryFairfax, VA · 776 students
- Oak View ElementaryDecatur, GA · 685 students
- Oak View Elem SchoolFranklin, TN · 517 students
- OAK VIEW ELEMENTARYMAPLE GROVE, MN · 515 students
- Oak View ElementaryHigh Point, NC · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Brooks Middle School0.3 mi · 850
- Independence Elementary School0.8 mi · 617
- Bolingbrook High School0.8 mi · 3,298
- Jane Addams Middle School1.4 mi · 548
- Jamie McGee Elementary School1.4 mi · 487
- Bernard J Ward Elementary School1.6 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Oak View Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oak View Elementary School?
Oak View Elementary School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Oak View Elementary School serve?
Oak View Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Oak View Elementary School have?
Oak View Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Oak View Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oak View Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 54% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Oak View Elementary School in?
Oak View Elementary School is part of Valley View CUSD 365U.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.