Oakwood Grade School

Oakwood Grade School is an elementary campus of expansive scale in Oakwood, Illinois, run under Oakwood CUSD 76, hosting 573 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 2 schools in Oakwood CUSD 76 (829 students total), Oakwood Grade School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakwood Grade School reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Vermilion County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Vermilion County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oakwood Grade School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.1%; actual is 24.6%, a gap of -17.5 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Vermilion County shows median household earnings sit near $56,877, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Oakwood Grade School is one of 41 public schools in Vermilion County (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students).

Oakwood High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Oakwood Grade School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oakwood Grade School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 25.1%.

Oakwood Grade School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakwood Grade School has increased 8%, going from 530 students in 2018 to 573 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.