Oakton Elem School

Oakton Elem School is a mid-tier primary school in Evanston, Illinois, overseen by Evanston CCSD 65. The school caters to 379 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 16 schools in Evanston CCSD 65 (6,136 students total), Oakton Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Oakton Elem School shows that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Oakton Elem School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Oakton Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.2%, the actual is 45.2%, a residual of +4.0 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Oakton Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chute Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakton Elem School. On composite proficiency, Oakton Elem School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakton Elem School has shrank 7%, going from 406 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 29% to 20%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.