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Which teacher or staff member at Oak Hill Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-CREEK SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181146001853
Oak Hill Elementary School
425 S Nichols St, Lowell, IN 46356 · (219) 696-9285 · Lake County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
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
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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oak Hill Elementary School→Lowell Intermediate School→Lowell Middle School→Lowell Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Tri-Creek School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Where Oak Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #225 of 983 | #19 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #213 of 986 | #18 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #279 of 986 | #18 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #408 of 1,079 | #32 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #971 of 991 | #63 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #638 of 996 | #58 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #908 of 1,058 | #54 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #556 of 597 | #35 of 39 |
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
487
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 487 | 23.3 | 20.9:1 | 31% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 31% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 30% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 29% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 23 | 23.3:1 | 26% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 18% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 20 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Hill Elementary School.
About Oak Hill Elementary School
Oak Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Tri-Creek School Corporation, located in Lowell, Indiana. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 487 students.
Oak Hill Elementary School is one of the 6 schools that make up Tri-Creek School Corporation (3,280 students in total).
Oak Hill Elementary School is 82% White by enrollment. Next come 14% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 55% White among all Lake County residents. The diversity index for Oak Hill Elementary School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Oak Hill Elementary School has a ratio of 20.9:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 5.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 31%. The average for public schools in Lake County is 47%.
Oak Hill Elementary School is 1.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.0% versus 53.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $71,493, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 121 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,661, Oak Hill Elementary School among them.
Lowell Intermediate School is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Oak Hill Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Oak Hill Elementary School's average proficiency of 55.0% compares with 54.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Oak Hill Elementary School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 507 to 487, a 4% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 20.9:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Oak Hill Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-Creek School Corporation
- Lowell Senior High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Lowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Lowell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Three Creeks Elem SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Lake Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other schools in Lowell
- Lowell Senior High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Lowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Lowell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Three Creeks Elem SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Lake Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell Intermediate School1.0 mi · 486
- Lowell Middle School1.0 mi · 498
- Three Creeks Elem School1.5 mi · 472
- Lowell Senior High School1.9 mi · 981
- Lake Prairie Elementary School2.3 mi · 356
- Red Cedars Elementary5.2 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Hill Elementary SchoolWhat 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.