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Oak Terrace Elementary School

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Oak Terrace Elementary School ranks 616 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Oak Terrace Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 538 students in grades PK-5 in Highwood, Illinois, which is part of the North Shore School District 112. While the district is ranked 101 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating, Oak Terrace Elementary School faces some academic challenges.

Oak Terrace Elementary School's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 60.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 74.4% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, the proficiency rate was 51.2% at Oak Terrace, compared to 62.5% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 12.1% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Despite the relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio at Oak Terrace Elementary School, its academic performance lags behind its nearby counterparts in the North Shore School District 112, such as Red Oak Elementary, Ravinia Elementary, Sherwood Elementary, and Wayne Thomas Elementary. The school may benefit from targeted interventions and support programs to address the needs of its diverse student population and improve overall academic achievement.

494

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,321

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 Prairie Ave
Highwood, IL 60040-1610

(224) 765-3100

District: North Shore School District 112

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

White:

37.9%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (53% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of North Shore School District 112's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg65%

Illinois avg44%

616^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the North Shore School District 112

101^st of 811North Shore School District 112 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	616 of 2056	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	751 of 2067	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	747 of 2077	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	603 of 2082	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	421 of 1948	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	669 of 2086	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	1227 of 2037	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.3	1568 of 2044	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	1572 of 2046	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	1514 of 2052	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	1717 of 2093	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.8	1228 of 2167	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	1229 of 2166	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	1279 of 2147	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	1392 of 2139	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.1	1580 of 2120	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.6	1516 of 2092	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	69.7	717 of 2095	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.8	516 of 2086	75.3%	★★★★☆
2005	72.9	572 of 2022	71.7%	★★★★☆
2004	62.8	903 of 2030	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	46.6	1277 of 2020	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	82.0	86 of 907	90.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	472 of 788	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	521 of 826	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	771 of 788	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	602 of 768	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	181 of 537	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	363 of 743	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	404 of 718	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	674 of 1942	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	688 of 1942	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	510 of 1957	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	575 of 1970	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	420 of 1680	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	584 of 2019	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	36.3	1234 of 1964	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	404 of 982	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	460 of 959	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	722 of 970	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.4	404 of 954	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	108 of 742	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	369 of 955	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	714 of 938	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	799 of 1800	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	1094 of 1793	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1361 of 1808	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	969 of 1763	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.4	292 of 1514	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	48.8	863 of 1816	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.7	1374 of 1765	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	611 of 1947	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	761 of 1959	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	993 of 1984	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	572 of 1977	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	415 of 1707	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	749 of 2019	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	1092 of 1972	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	231 of 1292	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	271 of 1195	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	140 of 1156	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	252 of 1113	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	109 of 640	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	481 of 1194	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.3	487 of 763	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	97 of 1389	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	173 of 1392	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	99 of 1419	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	102 of 1425	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	52 of 1308	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	25 of 1462	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.9	362 of 1463	75.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)93rd percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2023)91st percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

Science48%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Prairie Ave	Highwood	60040	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 765-3100	494	41	12.1	46.4%	187 (37.9%)	8 (1.6%)	269 (54.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	69.3	616^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.0%		59	751^st of 2067 public elementary schools	63.7%	135	48.3		59.6	53.6	67.3				60.1	51.9	50.0	51.9				51.2	96.8	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.3	96.6	97.1	35.7		$28,321	$642	$27,679
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	Public	K-5	2939 Summit Ave	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3900	449	33	13.5		336 (74.8%)	11 (2.4%)	60 (13.4%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	83.6	311^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.9%		96	74^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.4%	237	62.1		60.5	66.7	79.1				68.4	71.1	54.2	67.2				64.2	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	96.8	98.6	98.6			$23,529	$401	$23,128
Ravinia Elementary School	Public	K-5	1936 Green Bay Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3700	285	24	11.8		241 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	92.2	130^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.7%		97.6	36^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.3%	94	65.2		69.8	87.3	78.3				79.2	79.1	76.4	72.7				76.1	98.9	97.1	97.1	97.1	87.6	98.9	97.8			$24,979	$401	$24,578
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	2075 Saint Johns Ave	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3500	472	38	12.5		383 (81.1%)	10 (2.1%)	39 (8.3%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	84.1	302^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	85.3%		88.3	219^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.4%	83	59.7		59.0	64.2	71.4				64.7	79.3	64.2	67.5				70.4	98.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.1	98.5	98.8			$24,874	$401	$24,473
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 S Waukegan Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest School District 67	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 234-3805	343	33	10.2		295 (86.0%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	92.6	125^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.9%		84.2	279^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.5%	154			71.8	78.4					75.0	83.3	79.7					81.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	45.1	99.1	99.1			$24,463	$423	$24,040
Walden Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Essex Ct	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 945-9660	445	37	11.9		368 (82.7%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.0%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	90	177^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.4%		92.3	152^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	92.6%	25	53.2		78.7	80.3	77.4				78.9	82.7	73.1	64.5				74.0	97.6	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.8	96.9	97.6			$24,656	$381	$24,275
North Shore Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	776 Red Oak Ln	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	TrueNorth Educl Cooprtv 804	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 291-7905	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Stratford Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3800	342	38	9.0		274 (80.1%)	13 (3.8%)	21 (6.1%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	86.1	263^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	87.2%		90.8	172^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	91.7%	91	54.0		71.8	79.0	68.0				73.2	76.1	62.9	66.0				68.9	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.8	96.2	97.6			$28,767	$401	$28,366
Red Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	530 Red Oak Ln	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 765-3750	225	23	9.6	36.9%	81 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (52.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	85.2	277^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.5%		76.7	444^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.5%	167	60.0		78.1	76.5	77.1				77.2	75.0	52.9	51.4				59.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.5	99.0			$28,999	$475	$28,524
Bannockburn School	Public	K-8	2165 Telegraph Rd	Bannockburn	60015	Lake County	Bannockburn School District 106	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 945-5900	165	18	9.0		105 (63.6%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.0%)	40 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	96.2	37^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.4	97^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.3%	60	66.7	75.0	86.7	94.1	81.0	93.3	85.7	81.3	86.7	100.0	77.8	76.2	78.6	84.6	75.0	81.4	94.7	95.9	95.9	95.9	96.5	95.3	94.1		26.6	$34,537	$571	$33,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Terrace Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Oak Terrace Elementary School?

Students at Oak Terrace Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 38% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Oak Terrace Elementary School in?

North Shore School District 112

Is Oak Terrace Elementary School a good school?

Oak Terrace Elementary School ranks 616^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oak Terrace Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Oak Terrace Elementary School.

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