Is Oak Park Elementary School a good school?

Oak Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Oak Park Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 354 students attended Oak Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Park Elementary School?

Students at Oak Park Elementary School are 97% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Oak Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oak Park Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy Middle : Henry W Cowherd Middle School High : East High School

Oak Park Elementary School

Summary:

Oak Park Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 345 students in grades PK-5 in Aurora, Illinois, which is part of the Aurora East Unified School District 131. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 2013 out of 2067 schools.

Oak Park Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 7.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 17.4% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was even lower, with only 1.6% of 3rd graders, 3.8% of 4th graders, and 0% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding standards. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.8%, which is significantly higher than the district average of 15.0% and the state average.

While Oak Park Elementary School is underperforming, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Olney C. Allen Elementary and Mabel O. Donnell Elementary, are performing slightly better but still well below state averages. However, one outlier is C.I. Johnson Elementary, which is significantly outperforming the district and state in both ELA and Mathematics, ranking in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1200 Front St
Aurora, IL 60505-3017

(630) 299-8250

District: Aurora East Unified School District 131

SchoolDigger Rank:
2013^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,966

Students who attend Oak Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy
	Henry W Cowherd Middle School
High:	East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 354

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

African American:

1.1%

White:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oak Park Elementary School ranks worse than 97.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 11^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.5%), African American (1.1%), White (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oak Park Elementary School is 14.4. 7 elementary schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Oak Park Elementary School employs 24.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oak Park Elementary School is $18,966. 8 elementary schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oak Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Park Elementary School 2013^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Oak Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Aurora East Unified School District 131:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora East Unified School District 131 785^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oak Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	28.23	1565^th	2020	22.5%
2004	24.76	1659^th	2030	18.3%
2005	25.94	1652^nd	2022	18.3%
2006	31.65	1646^th	2086	21.1%
2007	21.27	1793^rd	2095	14.4%
2008	4.91	2008^th	2092	4.0%
2009	2.70	2077^th	2120	2.0%
2010	2.46	2105^th	2139	1.6%
2011	2.60	2118^th	2147	1.4%
2012	5.21	2101^st	2166	3.0%
2013	4.51	2133^rd	2167	1.6%
2014	6.84	2020^th	2093	3.5%
2015	8.72	2028^th	2052	1.2%
2016	10.09	1970^th	2046	3.7%
2017	6.62	2034^th	2044	0.5%
2018	10.17	1960^th	2037	3.8%
2019	12.19	1957^th	2086	6.2%
2021	19.29	1604^th	1948	17.7%
2022	13.84	1918^th	2082	7.9%
2023	10.57	2022^nd	2077	2.6%
2024	11.00	2013^th	2067	2.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.49	538^th	718	25.1%
2019	23.02	699^th	743	5.9%
2021	27.30	492^nd	537	8.4%
2022	26.33	686^th	768	10.7%
2023	25.67	710^th	788	9.9%
2024	23.01	770^th	826	6.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.82	609^th	763	20.2%
2019	17.12	1190^th	1194	0.3%
2024	17.97	1119^th	1195	6.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.28	1693^rd	1765	4.1%
2019	17.94	1681^st	1816	7.4%
2022	20.17	1575^th	1763	10.7%
2023	15.84	1724^th	1808	4.6%
2024	14.89	1733^rd	1793	3.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.99	1939^th	1964	1.3%
2019	17.41	1759^th	2019	12.9%
2022	13.90	1811^th	1970	8.1%
2023	11.12	1900^th	1957	2.9%
2024	12.75	1842^nd	1942	5.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	23.87	760^th	886	14.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.31	1746^th	1972	11.5%
2019	11.01	1932^nd	2019	4.3%
2022	15.87	1765^th	1977	10.7%
2023	11.64	1906^th	1984	3.9%
2024	10.98	1908^th	1959	2.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.62	916^th	938	2.3%
2019	16.06	915^th	955	4.2%
2021	28.98	558^th	742	24.8%
2022	17.98	900^th	954	5.7%
2023	12.99	960^th	970	1.0%
2024	14.80	933^rd	959	2.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Oak Park Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	92	160	1	380	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	633
1989	91	154	1	361	1	n/a	n/a	0	608
1990	98	138	4	394	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	634
1991	95	109	8	402	1	n/a	n/a	0	615
1992	90	111	8	412	1	n/a	n/a	0	622
1993	64	94	6	380	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1994	54	105	6	418	1	n/a	n/a	0	584
1995	32	87	8	476	0	n/a	n/a	0	603
1996	32	87	8	476	0	n/a	n/a	0	603
1997	24	88	7	502	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1998	24	79	5	573	1	n/a	n/a	0	682
1999	20	50	3	635	2	n/a	n/a	0	710
2000	16	61	2	650	3	n/a	n/a	0	732
2001	10	42	1	607	4	n/a	n/a	0	664
2002	20	23	0	604	3	n/a	n/a	0	650
2003	20	23	0	604	3	n/a	n/a	0	650
2004	18	25	0	583	1	n/a	n/a	0	627
2005	20	14	0	646	1	n/a	n/a	3	684
2006	26	19	0	676	1	n/a	n/a	4	726
2007	13	16	0	608	1	n/a	n/a	9	647
2008	11	14	0	584	0	n/a	n/a	14	623
2009	13	1	0	523	1	n/a	n/a	9	547
2010	19	15	1	495	0	n/a	n/a	18	548
2011	13	14	0	524	0	0	24	0	575
2012	18	29	1	631	5	0	7	0	691
2013	16	23	1	707	4	0	5	0	756
2014	8	26	1	686	4	0	5	0	730
2015	14	24	2	598	2	0	6	0	646
2016	13	5	0	574	1	0	4	0	597
2017	7	6	4	586	1	0	2	0	606
2018	10	7	3	550	1	0	2	0	573
2019	6	10	1	465	0	0	2	0	484
2020	8	15	1	460	1	0	3	0	488
2021	3	3	0	317	1	0	1	0	325
2022	2	4	1	316	2	0	0	0	325
2023	2	2	2	337	2	0	0	0	345
2024	3	4	1	345	1	0	0	0	354

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oak Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	633	34.5	18.3	n/a
1989	608	32.1	18.9	n/a
1990	634	31.6	20.0	n/a
1991	615	32.2	19.0	n/a
1992	622	31.6	19.6	n/a
1993	544	31.5	17.3	n/a
1994	584	28.5	20.5	n/a
1995	603	30.0	20.1	n/a
1996	603	30.0	20.1	n/a
1997	621	30.5	20.4	n/a
1998	682	32.0	21.3	n/a
1999	710	32.5	21.8	n/a
2000	732	37.0	19.8	n/a
2001	664	41.0	16.2	n/a
2002	650	35.0	18.6	78.5
2003	650	35.0	18.6	78.5
2004	627	36.5	17.2	81.5
2005	684	40.0	17.1	74.9
2006	726	35.0	20.7	58.3
2007	647	42.0	15.4	79.6
2008	623	25.0	24.9	66.7
2009	547	28.0	19.5	75.5
2010	548	32.5	16.8	88.1
2011	575	33.5	17.1	73.4
2012	691	35.0	19.7	71.2
2013	756	n/a	n/a	92.5
2014	730	37.0	19.7	79.7
2015	646	35.0	18.4	86.4
2016	597	34.0	17.5	65.5
2017	606	32.5	18.6	75.9
2018	573	32.0	17.9	75
2019	484	26.5	18.2	68.8
2020	488	26.6	18.2	66.6
2021	325	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	325	23.7	13.6	68.9
2023	345	24.5	14.0	75.7
2024	354	24.5	14.4	68.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oak Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	633	34.5	18.3	n/a
1989	608	32.1	18.9	n/a
1990	634	31.6	20.0	n/a
1991	615	32.2	19.0	n/a
1992	622	31.6	19.6	n/a
1993	544	31.5	17.3	n/a
1994	584	28.5	20.5	n/a
1995	603	30.0	20.1	n/a
1996	603	30.0	20.1	n/a
1997	621	30.5	20.4	n/a
1998	682	32.0	21.3	n/a
1999	710	32.5	21.8	n/a
2000	732	37.0	19.8	n/a
2001	664	41.0	16.2	n/a
2002	650	35.0	18.6	78.5
2003	650	35.0	18.6	78.5
2004	627	36.5	17.2	81.5
2005	684	40.0	17.1	74.9
2006	726	35.0	20.7	58.3
2007	647	42.0	15.4	79.6
2008	623	25.0	24.9	66.7
2009	547	28.0	19.5	75.5
2010	548	32.5	16.8	88.1
2011	575	33.5	17.1	73.4
2012	691	35.0	19.7	71.2
2013	756	n/a	n/a	92.5
2014	730	37.0	19.7	79.7
2015	646	35.0	18.4	86.4
2016	597	34.0	17.5	65.5
2017	606	32.5	18.6	75.9
2018	573	32.0	17.9	75
2019	484	26.5	18.2	68.8
2020	488	26.6	18.2	66.6
2021	325	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	325	23.7	13.6	68.9
2023	345	24.5	14.0	75.7
2024	354	24.5	14.4	68.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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