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Oak Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Oak Park Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Aurora, Illinois, with an enrollment of 354 students. The school is part of the Aurora East Unified School District 131, which is ranked 777 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Park Elementary School consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.5% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 26.5% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Math, only 14.8% of students were proficient or better, compared to 15% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 30.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Oak Park Elementary School is part of the same school district as the nearby C.I. Johnson Elementary School, which is less than a mile away, it consistently performs worse in academic achievement, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math. For example, C.I. Johnson Elementary School has significantly higher proficiency rates, with 63.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 55% in Math. Oak Park Elementary School's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1604 out of 1948 Illinois elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 2022 out of 2077 in 2022-2023.

353

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,306

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Front St
Aurora, IL 60505-3017

(630) 299-8250

District: Aurora East Unified School District 131

Students who attend Oak Park Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

African American:

0.8%

American Indian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Aurora East Unified School District 131

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg21%

Illinois avg44%

1,798^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131

777^th of 811Aurora East Unified School District 131 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	14.6	1798 of 2056	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2013 of 2067	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	2022 of 2077	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1918 of 2082	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1604 of 1948	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1957 of 2086	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1960 of 2037	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	2034 of 2044	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	1970 of 2046	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	2028 of 2052	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.8	2020 of 2093	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	2133 of 2167	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.2	2101 of 2166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.6	2118 of 2147	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	2105 of 2139	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	2077 of 2120	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.9	2008 of 2092	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.3	1793 of 2095	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.6	1646 of 2086	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.9	1652 of 2022	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.8	1659 of 2030	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.2	1565 of 2020	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	689 of 1049	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	760 of 886	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	636 of 788	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	770 of 826	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	710 of 788	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	686 of 768	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	492 of 537	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	699 of 743	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	538 of 718	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1607 of 1942	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1842 of 1942	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1900 of 1957	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1811 of 1970	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1759 of 2019	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1939 of 1964	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	840 of 982	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	933 of 959	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	960 of 970	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	900 of 954	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	558 of 742	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	915 of 955	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	916 of 938	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1515 of 1800	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1733 of 1793	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1724 of 1808	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1575 of 1763	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1681 of 1816	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1693 of 1765	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1753 of 1947	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1908 of 1959	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1906 of 1984	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1765 of 1977	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1932 of 2019	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1746 of 1972	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	996 of 1292	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1119 of 1195	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1190 of 1194	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	609 of 763	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)34th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Science16%-25 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 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)	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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Front St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-8250	353	25	14.3	67.4%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	345 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	1798^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.5%		11	2013^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.6%	215	16.0	21.3	21.2	34.0	25.5	19.1	13.5	12.0	14.8	96.0	96.7	96.7	96.7	97.1	96.3	95.4	39.2	$18,306	$1,975	$16,332
Edna Rollins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 Kane St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5480	508	26	19.5	69.5%	6 (1.2%)	40 (7.9%)	446 (87.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	12.4	1860^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.5%		10.4	2026^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.0%	166	12.1	15.6	10.9	35.6	20.4	16.9	16.4	8.5	14.1	98.6	99.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	95.4	98.4		$17,450	$2,412	$15,037
L D Brady Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Columbia St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5425	310	16	19.2	67.7%	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	292 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8.5	1983^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	3.6%		12.9	1947^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.8%	36	9.5	10.9	16.3	11.9	13.0	15.2	14.0	7.1	12.2	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	83.6	97.4	99.3		$21,726	$2,226	$19,500
C I Johnson Elementary School	Public	3-5	1934 Liberty St	Aurora	60502	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5400	269	16	16.8	58.0%	18 (6.7%)	17 (6.3%)	226 (84.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	76.1	479^th of 2056 public elementary schools	76.7%		67.5	596^th of 2067 public elementary schools	71.2%	117	66.3	48.4	60.2	84.1	63.6	59.1	59.0	46.3	55.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6		$19,821	$1,868	$17,953
W S Beaupre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	954 E Benton St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5390	226	16	13.8	63.3%	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.7%)	199 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	10.5	1928^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.2%		14	1890^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.6%	38	15.0	12.1	12.9	30.0	16.7	15.2	12.9	5.0	11.9	99.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	100.0	98.2	99.4		$22,530	$2,023	$20,507
Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Jungles Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-8200	607	30	19.9	63.4%	8 (1.3%)	40 (6.6%)	544 (89.6%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	11.5	1889^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.1%		14.3	1877^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.2%	12	13.3	17.4	22.4	24.1	21.3	14.1	14.1	9.6	12.6	96.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	100.0	96.3	97.1		$17,203	$1,916	$15,288
Mabel O Donnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1640 Reckinger Rd	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-8300	360	27	13.5	63.6%	19 (5.3%)	55 (15.3%)	263 (73.1%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	12.3	1866^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.2%		14.1	1884^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.9%	18	23.8	12.1	11.8	33.3	17.9	12.3	9.8	7.1	10.0	94.1	95.4	95.4	95.4	96.8	94.9	93.8	16.5	$20,933	$1,686	$19,247
Olney C Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 S Farnsworth Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5200	712	41	17.4	60.5%	34 (4.8%)	159 (22.3%)	456 (64.0%)	25 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	28 (3.9%)	13.2	1842^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	10.4%		14.2	1879^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.1%	37	17.2	18.9	10.5	34.0	21.0	21.1	9.5	11.0	13.7	98.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	100.0	97.0	98.3		$19,436	$2,030	$17,406
John Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 7th Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5600	427	29	14.5	60.4%	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.9%)	411 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12.6	1855^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.8%		13.7	1909^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.6%	54	21.2	12.3	14.9	34.6	19.6	13.8	14.9	3.8	11.4	97.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	97.1	97.8		$21,285	$2,127	$19,158
Benavides Steam Academy	Public	K-2	250 E Indian Trl	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5554	326	24	13.5	59.2%	13 (4.0%)	21 (6.4%)	281 (86.2%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)										99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.1	99.1		$21,337	$2,038	$19,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Park Elementary School

How many students attend Oak Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Oak Park Elementary School.

Is Oak Park Elementary School a good school?

Oak Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Park Elementary School?

Students at Oak Park Elementary School are 98% Hispanic.

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

What district is Oak Park Elementary School in?

Aurora East Unified School District 131

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