Scarlet Oak Elementary School

Scarlet Oak Elementary School is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in Oak Forest, Illinois, operated by Arbor Park SD 145, with 249 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 4. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Scarlet Oak Elementary School sits 35% below that benchmark.

Arbor Park SD 145 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,182 students. Scarlet Oak Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Scarlet Oak Elementary School reports that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 12% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Scarlet Oak Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.9%.

In the area at large, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Scarlet Oak Elementary School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Lee R Foster Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Scarlet Oak Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Scarlet Oak Elementary School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 287 students in 2018 compared to 249 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 51% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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