Oster-Oakview School

Located at 809 N Cedar Rd, in New Lenox, Illinois, Oster-Oakview School is a cozy intermediate school that serves 373 students (grades 4 through 6), operated by New Lenox SD 122.

Oster-Oakview School is one of 12 schools operated by New Lenox SD 122, a district that teaches 4,956 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Oster-Oakview School lists that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Will County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Will County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oster-Oakview School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.1%; this one delivers 47.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Will County put median household income runs about $109,984, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Will County's 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), Oster-Oakview School is one campus in the mix.

Haines Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oster-Oakview School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oster-Oakview School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 60.9%.

Oster-Oakview School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Oster-Oakview School's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 475 (now 373). White enrollment moved from 87% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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