Oakland Elementary School

Oakland Elementary School, an average-sized primary school in Lake Villa, Illinois, one of the schools within Antioch CCSD 34, caters to 515 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Oakland Elementary School sits 35% above that benchmark.

Antioch CCSD 34 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,574 students; Oakland Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Oakland Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Lake County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Oakland Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Oakland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.9%; this one delivers 59.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Oakland Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

Lakes Community High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oakland Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Oakland Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 32% since 2018, when it stood at 391 (now 515). White enrollment moved from 80% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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