Summary:
Oakwood CUSD 76 district in Illinois contains only one elementary school, Oakwood Grade School, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school has consistently struggled with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.
Oakwood Grade School has consistently low proficiency rates on state assessments, with only 28.2% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 18.5% proficient in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, well below the state averages. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, indicating a need for intervention and improvement strategies. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average and may be contributing to the low academic performance.
Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8 and higher per-student spending of $12,956 compared to the state average. However, the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 45.65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Addressing these socioeconomic factors, as well as the high chronic absenteeism rate, could be crucial in improving Oakwood Grade School's overall performance and outcomes for its students.
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