Is White Oak Elementary a good school?

White Oak Elementary ranks 1302 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend White Oak Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 745 students attended White Oak Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of White Oak Elementary?

Students at White Oak Elementary are 66% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of White Oak Elementary attend?

Students who attend White Oak Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shabbona Middle School High : Morris Community High School

White Oak Elementary

Summary:

White Oak Elementary is a public elementary school located in Morris, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 751 students. The school is part of the Morris School District 54, which is ranked 536 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

White Oak Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 21.1% of all grades at White Oak Elementary were proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts, compared to 35.3% for the Morris School District 54 and 41.2% for the state of Illinois. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 4.1% in the 2019-2020 school year to 23.4% in the 2021-2022 school year.

When comparing White Oak Elementary to nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school's performance is generally lower than its counterparts. For instance, Milton Pope Elementary School, located about 9.67 miles away, has consistently higher academic performance, with 39.7% of all grades proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and 27.3% in IAR/Mathematics for the 2023-2024 school year. Similarly, Lisbon Grade School, about 7.95 miles away, has significantly higher academic achievement, with 75% of all grades proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and 48.8% in IAR/Mathematics for the 2023-2024 school year.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2001 Dupont Ave
Morris, IL 60450-3605

(815) 942-0047

District: Morris School District 54

SchoolDigger Rank:
1302^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,213

Students who attend White Oak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shabbona Middle School
High:	Morris Community High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 745

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

Hispanic:

27.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details White Oak Elementary ranks worse than 63% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.38. (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: White (66.4%), Hispanic (27.1%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at White Oak Elementary is 14.1. (See more...)

Compare White Oak Elementary employs 52.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at White Oak Elementary is $15,213.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

White Oak Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks White Oak Elementary 1302^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See White Oak Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Morris School District 54:

SchoolDigger ranks Morris School District 54 536^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for White Oak Elementary

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Rank History for all students at White Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	71.29	670^th	2020	66.8%
2004	74.68	532^nd	2030	73.8%
2005	77.20	400^th	2022	80.2%
2006	71.18	658^th	2086	68.5%
2007	78.21	353^rd	2095	83.2%
2008	76.81	466^th	2092	77.7%
2009	70.21	723^rd	2120	65.9%
2010	62.76	972^nd	2139	54.6%
2011	60.92	1015^th	2147	52.7%
2012	50.31	1296^th	2166	40.2%
2013	47.85	1203^rd	2167	44.5%
2014	44.35	1226^th	2093	41.4%
2015	37.18	1202^nd	2052	41.4%
2016	34.26	1320^th	2046	35.5%
2017	47.11	1015^th	2044	50.3%
2018	44.12	1074^th	2037	47.3%
2019	40.26	1190^th	2086	43.0%
2021	37.55	1105^th	1948	43.3%
2022	33.15	1315^th	2082	36.8%
2023	43.61	1099^th	2077	47.1%
2024	33.38	1302^nd	2067	37.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at White Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.19	299^th	718	58.4%
2019	43.94	389^th	743	47.6%
2021	48.45	187^th	537	65.2%
2022	21.01	751^st	768	2.2%
2023	46.73	335^th	788	57.5%
2024	35.75	544^th	826	34.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at White Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.39	427^th	763	44.0%
2019	34.99	734^th	1194	38.5%
2021	28.16	469^th	640	26.7%
2022	31.05	747^th	1113	32.9%
2023	33.09	729^th	1156	36.9%
2024	30.56	825^th	1195	31.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at White Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.06	799^th	1765	54.7%
2019	51.46	778^th	1816	57.2%
2021	48.74	665^th	1514	56.1%
2022	42.04	975^th	1763	44.7%
2023	56.66	644^th	1808	64.4%
2024	40.74	1034^th	1793	42.3%

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Rank History for Female students at White Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.29	1209^th	1964	38.4%
2019	39.25	1187^th	2019	41.2%
2021	29.17	1162^nd	1680	30.8%
2022	27.04	1399^th	1970	29.0%
2023	38.85	1123^rd	1957	42.6%
2024	31.89	1269^th	1942	34.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at White Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.84	437^th	907	51.8%
2024	27.64	679^th	886	23.4%

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Rank History for Male students at White Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.96	874^th	1972	55.7%
2019	41.53	1112^th	2019	44.9%
2021	41.17	913^th	1707	46.5%
2022	39.38	1106^th	1977	44.1%
2023	47.65	939^th	1984	52.7%
2024	36.16	1162^nd	1959	40.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at White Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.27	514^th	938	45.2%
2019	40.38	556^th	955	41.8%
2021	39.95	408^th	742	45.0%
2022	34.51	615^th	954	35.5%
2023	33.74	644^th	970	33.6%
2024	38.56	567^th	959	40.9%

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Rank History for White students at White Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.49	1065^th	1463	27.2%
2019	24.84	1166^th	1462	20.2%
2021	23.95	1072^nd	1308	18.0%
2022	17.67	1261^st	1425	11.5%
2023	26.56	1105^th	1419	22.1%
2024	18.74	1209^th	1392	13.1%

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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 White Oak Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	756	7	1	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	864
2003	756	7	1	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	864
2004	735	5	2	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	863
2005	741	10	3	109	0	n/a	n/a	10	873
2006	675	11	2	119	0	n/a	n/a	29	836
2007	665	10	5	117	0	n/a	n/a	50	847
2008	679	11	6	121	0	n/a	n/a	79	896
2009	637	13	4	99	2	n/a	n/a	49	804
2010	641	7	8	115	1	n/a	n/a	70	842
2011	594	10	8	136	4	0	78	0	830
2012	592	13	6	130	4	0	82	0	827
2013	594	16	5	144	4	1	58	0	822
2014	599	17	3	183	1	2	21	0	826
2015	624	10	4	175	1	1	21	0	836
2016	591	14	7	172	0	2	18	0	804
2017	487	14	7	153	0	2	15	0	678
2018	603	9	6	164	0	2	19	0	803
2019	597	12	6	164	0	2	24	0	805
2020	578	20	7	167	1	0	17	0	790
2021	543	24	6	150	0	0	17	0	740
2022	572	31	7	131	0	0	19	0	760
2023	537	24	5	158	2	0	25	0	751
2024	495	18	1	202	1	0	28	0	745

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 White Oak Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	864	54.0	16.0	24.3
2003	864	54.0	16.0	24.3
2004	863	51.3	16.8	24.8
2005	873	45.1	19.4	27.2
2006	836	33.0	25.3	24.2
2007	847	40.0	21.2	25.8
2008	896	43.0	20.8	30.6
2009	804	44.9	17.9	33
2010	842	43.0	19.5	40.4
2011	830	45.1	18.3	43.5
2012	827	50.6	16.3	46.2
2013	822	n/a	n/a	39.3
2014	826	47.6	17.3	42.4
2015	836	45.0	18.5	48.6
2016	804	44.0	18.2	48.3
2017	678	44.5	15.2	46.9
2018	803	54.0	14.8	45.2
2019	805	52.0	15.4	41.2
2020	790	38.0	20.7	41.1
2021	740	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	760	48.0	15.8	43.9
2023	751	46.0	16.3	45.1
2024	745	52.7	14.1	52.8

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 White Oak Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	864	54.0	16.0	24.3
2003	864	54.0	16.0	24.3
2004	863	51.3	16.8	24.8
2005	873	45.1	19.4	27.2
2006	836	33.0	25.3	24.2
2007	847	40.0	21.2	25.8
2008	896	43.0	20.8	30.6
2009	804	44.9	17.9	33
2010	842	43.0	19.5	40.4
2011	830	45.1	18.3	43.5
2012	827	50.6	16.3	46.2
2013	822	n/a	n/a	39.3
2014	826	47.6	17.3	42.4
2015	836	45.0	18.5	48.6
2016	804	44.0	18.2	48.3
2017	678	44.5	15.2	46.9
2018	803	54.0	14.8	45.2
2019	805	52.0	15.4	41.2
2020	790	38.0	20.7	41.1
2021	740	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	760	48.0	15.8	43.9
2023	751	46.0	16.3	45.1
2024	745	52.7	14.1	52.8

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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