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Oak Hill Elementary School

425 S Nichols St, Lowell, IN 46356 · (219) 696-9285 · Lake County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
149 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
16
Kindergarten
84
Grade 1
91
Grade 2
90
Grade 3
102
Grade 4
101
Grade 5
3
Student demographics
White
39982%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 62%
Hispanic
6614%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 15%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Two+
122%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
25252%
Female
23548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Oak Hill Elementary SchoolLowell Intermediate SchoolLowell Middle SchoolLowell Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Tri-Creek School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
48.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
62.8%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.

Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
487
-10 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.6:1
% White
82%
was 85%
% Hispanic
14%
was 11%
% Black
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Oak Hill Elementary School

Oak Hill Elementary School is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Lowell, Indiana, run under Tri-Creek School Corporation, with 487 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

Oak Hill Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Tri-Creek School Corporation, a district that teaches 3,280 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Oak Hill Elementary School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, Oak Hill Elementary School reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Lake County's rate of about 47%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oak Hill Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 55.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lake County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,493 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), Oak Hill Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Lowell Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Oak Hill Elementary School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Oak Hill Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 497 (now 487). Class-load math has tightened: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Lake County at a glance

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Population
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students

Quick facts

School name
Oak Hill Elementary School
District
Tri-Creek School Corporation
Address
425 S Nichols St, Lowell, IN 46356
Phone
(219) 696-9285
County
Lake County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
487
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
20.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
149 (31%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
181146001853
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Tri-Creek School Corporation
Other schools in Lowell
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Oak Hill Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Oak Hill Elementary School?
Oak Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Oak Hill Elementary School serve?
Oak Hill Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Oak Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Oak Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Oak Hill Elementary School?
Oak Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Oak Hill Elementary School public or private?
Oak Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tri-Creek School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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