Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSTON CCSD 65·NCES 171446001796
Oakton Elementary School
436 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202 · (847) 859-8801 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
199 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.8pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 28.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Oakton Elementary School
Oakton Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakton Elementary School this school | 379 | 52.5% | 45.2% |
| Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts Evanston | 421 | 50.1% | 52.8% |
| Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center Chicago | 348 | 49.7% | 51.6% |
| Westview Elementary School Champaign | 434 | 55.3% | 35.3% |
| Longwood Elementary School Naperville | 346 | 48.8% | 27.8% |
| 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 Oakton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #730 of 1,925 | #190 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #745 of 2,077 ▲ 143 | #224 of 829 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #987 of 2,077 ▼ 42 | #316 of 829 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #1,105 of 2,419 | #463 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #83 of 2,035 | #51 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #167 of 2,042 | #79 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #1,230 of 2,132 | #590 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #1,099 of 1,461 | #531 of 661 |
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
379
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 470
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 | 379 | 39.7 | 9.6:1 | 53% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 40.6 | 9.2:1 | 60% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 37.8 | 10.4:1 | 61% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 39.8 | 10.2:1 | 60% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 39 | 10.7:1 | 62% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 38 | 11.2:1 | 68% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 32 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 34 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (406 to 379); teachers unchanged (39.8 to 39.7).
About Oakton Elementary School
Oakton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Illinois, located in Evanston. The school had 379 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Oakton Elementary School is run by Evanston CCSD 65, whose 16 schools enroll 6,136 students.
Black students form the largest group at Oakton Elementary School, 43% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Cook County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Oakton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Teachers at Oakton Elementary School total 39.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.6:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 199 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
In Illinois, Oakton Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.2% actual against a predicted 41.2%.
In Cook County (population about 5,182,090), median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The nearest public school is Chute Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. Oakton Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Oakton Elementary School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment was 396 in 2020-21 and 379 in 2024-25, a decrease of 17 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Oakton Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evanston CCSD 65
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Other schools in Evanston
- Evanston Twp High SchoolHigh · 3,560 students
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other Oakton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oakton Elementary. Oakton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oakton ElementaryOakton, VA · 795 students
Nearby schools
- Chute Middle School0.3 mi · 598
- Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la0.7 mi · 432
- Dawes Elementary School0.7 mi · 298
- Washington Elementary School0.7 mi · 410
- Jordan Elementary Community School0.7 mi · 487
- Nichols Middle School0.8 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Oakton Elementary SchoolHow large is Oakton Elementary School?
Oakton Elementary School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Oakton Elementary School serve?
Oakton Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Oakton Elementary School have?
Oakton Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Oakton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oakton Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 43% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Oakton Elementary School in?
Oakton Elementary School is part of Evanston CCSD 65.
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