Summary:
The city of Oakwood, Illinois has only one public school, Oakwood Grade School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Oakwood CUSD 76 district, which is ranked 636 out of 823 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Oakwood Grade School faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, ranging from 11.6% to 29.9% in ELA and 9.4% to 19.4% in Mathematics. The school's science proficiency rates are more mixed, with 56.1% of 5th-grade students and 25.4% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 52.4% and 52%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.9%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
The student population at Oakwood Grade School is predominantly white (87.61%), with relatively small percentages of African American (2.07%), Hispanic (4.65%), and Asian (0.17%) students. Nearly half (46.82%) of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the higher-than-average spending per student ($15,126) and the relatively low student-teacher ratio (14.4), the school's academic performance remains a concern, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the challenges faced by Oakwood Grade School.
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