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What's one thing Oakwood Grade School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKWOOD CUSD 76·NCES 171080001316
Oakwood Grade School
408 S Scott St, Oakwood, IL 61858 · (217) 354-4221 · Vermilion County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 9% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
292 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Oakwood Grade School→Oakwood High School
Based on grade levels within Oakwood CUSD 76. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
28.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.2% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.2% | 11.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Oakwood Grade School
Oakwood Grade School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Grade School this school | 573 | 51.0% | 24.6% |
| Sullivan Elementary School Sullivan | 565 | 51.0% | 50.1% |
| Red Bud Elementary School Red Bud | 582 | 49.0% | 47.4% |
| Staunton Elementary School Staunton | 541 | 48.6% | 55.1% |
| Central Grade School Effingham | 547 | 47.3% | 46.2% |
| Beckemeyer Elementary School Hillsboro | 641 | 54.0% | 49.9% |
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 Oakwood Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,457 of 1,925 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,643 of 2,077 ▼ 76 | #11 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #1,708 of 2,077 ▼ 302 | #10 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #325 of 2,419 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #964 of 2,035 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #1,567 of 2,042 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #1,280 of 2,132 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #332 of 615 | #3 of 6 |
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
573
+121 (+27%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 321
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 | 573 | 43.3 | 13.2:1 | 51% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 46% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 40.3 | 14.4:1 | 47% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 31.3 | 16.9:1 | 45% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 41% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 18 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakwood Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (530 to 573); teachers up 38% (31.3 to 43.3).
About Oakwood Grade School
Oakwood Grade School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Oakwood, Illinois, one of the schools in Oakwood CUSD 76. Enrolled students number 573 students, in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 50% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Oakwood Grade School sits within Oakwood CUSD 76, which has 2 schools and 829 students.
Most students at Oakwood Grade School are White: 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 78% White. By the diversity index, Oakwood Grade School comes in at 22%.
The teaching staff at Oakwood Grade School is 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 51%. On average, public schools in Vermilion County report 71%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Oakwood Grade School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Oakwood Grade School is a bottom-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.6% against a predicted 42.1%.
Within Vermilion County, median household income is about $56,877, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Vermilion County number 41 and enroll about 11,267.
The school nearest to Oakwood Grade School is Oakwood High School, at a distance of about 2.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Oakwood Grade School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 452 in 2020-21 and 573 in 2024-25, a gain of 121 students.
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Vermilion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,386
Census ACS
Median income
$56,877
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
11,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Oakwood High School2.8 mi · 256
- Salt Fork High School4.7 mi · 248
- Salt Fork North Elementary School4.8 mi · 274
- Southwest Elementary School6.0 mi · 469
- South View Upper Elementary School7.5 mi · 664
- Danville High School8.1 mi · 1,253
Frequently asked questions
About Oakwood Grade SchoolHow large is Oakwood Grade School?
Oakwood Grade School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-08.
Is Oakwood Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakwood Grade School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Oakwood Grade School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Oakwood Grade School.
How diverse is Oakwood Grade School?
Oakwood Grade School reports a student body of 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Oakwood Grade School public or private?
Oakwood Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakwood CUSD 76.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.