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Oakhill Elem School
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Oakhill Elem School
Oakhill Elem School, a reasonably sized primary school in Streamwood, Illinois, overseen by SD U-46, caters to 434 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.
Across the 51 schools in SD U-46 (34,036 students total), Oakhill Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Oakhill Elem School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 17% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Oakhill Elem School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oakhill Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.4%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Oakhill Elem School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Hanover Countryside Elem School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oakhill Elem School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.6%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakhill Elem School has remained close to its prior level, going from 431 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 22% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for Oakhill Elem School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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