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Oakwood Grade School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1620th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Oakwood Grade School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Oakwood, Illinois, with 552 students. The school is part of the Oakwood CUSD 76 district, which is ranked 715 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakwood Grade School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 28.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 18.5% in math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.8% to 26.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Oakwood Grade School has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 45.65% to 51.33% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Oakwood Grade School to nearby schools, the differences in performance are stark. For example, Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary, about 10 miles away, outperforms Oakwood Grade School on both English Language Arts and Math proficiency by a significant margin. Oakwood Grade School's performance has also been declining over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1144 out of 2037 Illinois elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 1620 out of 2056 in 2024-2025, and its star rating decreasing from 2 stars to 1 star.

573
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,576
Per pupil spending ?
51%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 408 S Scott St
       Oakwood, IL  61858-6109

(217) 354-4221

District: Oakwood CUSD 76


Students who attend Oakwood Grade School usually attend:

High:    Oakwood High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
88.0%
Two or more races:
7.3%
Hispanic:
3.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg26%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,620th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,015th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2023
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
715th of 811Oakwood CUSD 76 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.81620 of 205621.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.21562 of 206724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202335.61273 of 207738.7%★★☆☆☆
202230.91372 of 208234.1%★★☆☆☆
202125.31409 of 194827.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.21263 of 208639.5%★★☆☆☆
201841.01144 of 203743.8%★★☆☆☆
201736.11267 of 204438.0%★★☆☆☆
201627.61500 of 204626.7%★☆☆☆☆
201527.61492 of 205227.3%★☆☆☆☆
201452.11048 of 209349.9%★★★☆☆
201365.9783 of 216763.9%★★★☆☆
201264.3928 of 216657.2%★★★☆☆
201171.7662 of 214769.2%★★★☆☆
201057.81108 of 213948.2%★★☆☆☆
200945.31368 of 212035.5%★★☆☆☆
200846.61331 of 209236.4%★★☆☆☆
200739.71512 of 209527.8%★☆☆☆☆
200641.71473 of 208629.4%★☆☆☆☆
200543.41359 of 202232.8%★★☆☆☆
200439.51420 of 203030.0%★★☆☆☆
200380.8320 of 202084.2%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.7825 of 104921.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.81497 of 194222.9%★☆☆☆☆
202426.71415 of 194227.1%★☆☆☆☆
202339.71111 of 195743.2%★★☆☆☆
202228.61359 of 197031.0%★★☆☆☆
202128.41178 of 168029.9%★☆☆☆☆
201940.51163 of 201942.4%★★☆☆☆
201840.21133 of 196442.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.91494 of 180017.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.81432 of 179320.1%★☆☆☆☆
202352.2761 of 180857.9%★★★☆☆
202239.11043 of 176340.8%★★☆☆☆
202124.61250 of 151417.4%★☆☆☆☆
201938.61145 of 181636.9%★★☆☆☆
201842.5990 of 176543.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.61525 of 194721.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.41520 of 195922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202331.71280 of 198435.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.41211 of 197738.7%★★☆☆☆
202119.71405 of 170717.7%★☆☆☆☆
201934.61287 of 201936.3%★★☆☆☆
201842.51052 of 197246.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.21157 of 129210.4%★☆☆☆☆
202238.1590 of 111347.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.91342 of 13893.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.01319 of 13925.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.61217 of 141914.2%★☆☆☆☆
202215.21300 of 14258.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.31240 of 13085.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.81270 of 146213.1%★☆☆☆☆
201825.21153 of 146321.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.91015 of 136825.8%★☆☆☆☆
202425.01003 of 136326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.91050 of 136723.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.6555 of 69420.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.3972 of 124822.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0880 of 125129.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.8896 of 127529.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.5838 of 122931.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.7954 of 121921.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.91012 of 123418.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.2913 of 127128.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.41020 of 126419.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.91069 of 129217.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.2736 of 8129.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.6841 of 8844.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.5811 of 8757.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.1850 of 8955.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)21st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile~ school
Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school
White (2025)5th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
Science29%-14 vs state
English Language Arts28%-25 vs state
Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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Oakwood Grade School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Oakwood Grade School.

Students who attend Oakwood Grade School usually go on to attend:

High : Oakwood High School

Students at Oakwood Grade School are 88% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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