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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK PARK ESD 97·NCES 172925003065
Oliver W Holmes Elementary School
508 N Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302 · (708) 524-3100 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
133 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
71.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.3pp since 2023
Math
61.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +22.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.6% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 39.7% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Where Oliver W Holmes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #204 of 1,925 | #72 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #370 of 2,077 | #126 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #306 of 2,077 | #115 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #500 of 2,419 | #243 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #637 of 2,035 | #301 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #125 of 2,042 | #59 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #1,851 of 2,132 | #727 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #736 of 1,461 | #390 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
513
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 476
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 | 513 | 41.9 | 12.3:1 | 26% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 40.4 | 13.2:1 | 25% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 38.2 | 12.7:1 | 23% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 20% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 22% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 36 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oliver W Holmes Elementary School.
About Oliver W Holmes Elementary School
Oliver W Holmes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Oak Park, Illinois, one of the schools in Oak Park ESD 97. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 513 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
District-wide, Oak Park ESD 97 has 10 schools and 5,560 students.
The biggest share of students at Oliver W Holmes Elementary School, 45%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black, 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. That is in line with Cook County, where about 44% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oliver W Holmes Elementary School scores 71%.
A staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.3:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is lower.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.5%. Oliver W Holmes Elementary School scores 65.1%.
In Cook County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Oliver W Holmes Elementary School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
Oliver W Holmes Elementary School's nearest public school is Horace Mann Elementary School (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Oliver W Holmes Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Oliver W Holmes Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 3% across 4 years, from 527 in 2020-21 to 513 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Oliver W Holmes Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Oak Park ESD 97
- Gwendolyn Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 947 students
- Percy Julian Middle SchoolMiddle · 927 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other schools in Oak Park
- Oak Park & River Forest High SchoolHigh · 3,307 students
- Gwendolyn Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 947 students
- Percy Julian Middle SchoolMiddle · 927 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Mann Elementary School0.5 mi · 419
- Oak Park & River Forest High School0.5 mi · 3,307
- William Beye Elementary School0.8 mi · 397
- Whittier Elementary School0.8 mi · 386
- Roosevelt School0.9 mi · 625
- Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School0.9 mi · 947
Frequently asked questions
About Oliver W Holmes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oliver W Holmes Elementary School?
Oliver W Holmes Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Oliver W Holmes Elementary School serve?
Oliver W Holmes Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Oliver W Holmes Elementary School have?
Oliver W Holmes Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oliver W Holmes Elementary School?
At Oliver W Holmes Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Oliver W Holmes Elementary School public or private?
Oliver W Holmes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oak Park ESD 97.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.