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Oakland CUSD 5 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 191 students in Oakland CUSD 5 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Oakland CUSD 5 School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 2% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
261 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Oakland CUSD 5 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-79% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#560 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)15-19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
60-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.04
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
29%
# Black Students
1 Student
137,386 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
256 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
98%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
15
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
28
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
13
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
21
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
25
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
19
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
17
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
13
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
19
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
18
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
19
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
17
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
16
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,211 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,158. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,820 is less than the state median of $21,406. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,211
$22,158
Spending / Student
$20,820
$21,406
Best Oakland CUSD 5 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lake Crest Elementary School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
310 Teeter St
Oakland, IL 61943
(217) 346-2166
Oakland, IL 61943
(217) 346-2166
Grades: PK-8
| 191 students
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