West Oak Intermediate School

West Oak Intermediate School operates as a close-knit elementary-level community in Mundelein, Illinois, one of the schools within Diamond Lake SD 76. Current enrollment sits at 268 students spanning grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Within Diamond Lake SD 76, which oversees 3 schools and 810 students, West Oak Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, West Oak Intermediate School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder consists of 25% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, West Oak Intermediate School shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, West Oak Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 31.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Oak Intermediate School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Oak Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

West Oak Intermediate School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Oak Intermediate School has contracted 8%, going from 292 students in 2018 to 268 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 68% to 63%. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

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