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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Oakland Elementary School?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON SD 87·NCES 170648000323
Oakland Elementary School
1605 E Oakland Ave, Bloomington, IL 61701 · (309) 662-4302 · McLean County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
237 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bloomington SD 87. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 22.3% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Oakland Elementary School
Oakland Elementary School's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Elementary School this school | 446 | 53.1% | 43.4% |
| Eugene Field Elementary School Rock Island | 496 | 53.8% | 40.0% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Woodridge | 361 | 52.1% | 49.7% |
| Spring Creek Elementary School Rockford | 523 | 53.0% | 31.1% |
| Bottenfield Elementary School Champaign | 456 | 46.9% | 40.0% |
| Robeson Elementary School Champaign | 439 | 51.0% | 40.7% |
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 Oakland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #813 of 1,925 | #17 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #995 of 2,077 ▲ 97 | #17 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,116 of 2,077 ▼ 72 | #18 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #771 of 2,419 | #8 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,280 of 2,035 | #16 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #72 of 2,042 | #6 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #1,211 of 2,132 | #11 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #1,015 of 1,461 | #15 of 23 |
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
446
-36 (-7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 491
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 | 446 | 31.6 | 14.1:1 | 53% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 30.6 | 14.0:1 | 54% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 48% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 34% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 35% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 29% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 31 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 27 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (486 to 446); teachers up 9% (29 to 31.6).
About Oakland Elementary School
Oakland Elementary School, located in Bloomington, Illinois, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 446 students.
Bloomington SD 87 counts 9 schools and 4,809 students, including Oakland Elementary School.
Enrollment at Oakland Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 43%. After that, the student body is 22% Black, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 11% Hispanic. Census figures show McLean County is about 78% White. Oakland Elementary School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 31.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 53% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in McLean County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Oakland Elementary School is 40.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for McLean County show that median household income is about $79,905, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 60 public schools in McLean County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,759.
Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 35.1% on proficiency, and Oakland Elementary School is above that at 43.4%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Oakland Elementary School had 482 students in 2020-21 and 446 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomington SD 87
- Bloomington High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Bloomington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Bent Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Other schools in Bloomington
- Bloomington High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Bloomington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Evans Junior High SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Benjamin Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Other Oakland Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakland Elementary. Oakland Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 16.
- Oakland Elementary SchoolLake Villa, IL · 515 students
- Oakland ElementaryClarksville, TN · 1,044 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolRICHMOND, TX · 811 students
- Oakland ElementaryInman, SC · 722 students
- Oakland ElementaryOakland, TN · 621 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.5 mi · 379
- Bloomington High School1.0 mi · 1,369
- Bloomington Jr High School1.0 mi · 1,050
- Irving Elementary School1.7 mi · 303
- Bent Elementary School1.8 mi · 389
- Stevenson Elementary School1.9 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Oakland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oakland Elementary School?
Oakland Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Oakland Elementary School serve?
Oakland Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Oakland Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Oakland Elementary School.
How diverse is Oakland Elementary School?
Oakland Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 11% Hispanic, 22% Black, 11% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakland Elementary School?
Oakland Elementary School is overseen by Bloomington SD 87 in McLean County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.