Summary:
The supplied list for ZIP code 61858 contains one school, Oakwood Grade School, serving PK–8 and enrolling 573 students; reported test results cover grades 3–8, with science results for grades 5 and 8. In 2025–26, the school’s all-grades proficiency was below the state in both subjects: 40% in ELA versus 56% statewide, and 20% in math versus 40%. The most important finding is that math is the clearest overall concern, with a 20-point gap from the state, compared with a 17-point ELA gap.
With only one school in the list, there are no local schools to compare at the top or bottom; results vary considerably by grade within Oakwood. Eighth-grade science is the standout, with 61% proficient—10 points above the state’s 52%—while fifth-grade ELA is the sharpest weakness, at 21% compared with 55% statewide, a 34-point gap. Seventh-grade ELA was closer to the state, at 55% versus 58%, a 3-point difference. Math remained below the state in every grade with a reported school result; the smallest gap was in fifth grade, at 23% versus 36%, or 13 points lower.
Oakwood’s ELA results improved notably year over year, rising 11 points from 28% in 2024–25 to 40% in 2025–26, while the state rose 3 points; the ELA gap narrowed by 8 points. Math rose just 1 point, from 19% to 20%, and its shortfall stayed about 20 points. Eighth-grade science also improved sharply, gaining 21 points to 61% and moving from 5 points below the state to 10 points above it. SchoolDigger’s ranking history fell from the 24th percentile in 2023–24 to the 8th percentile in 2025–26, even as the latest ELA and math scores rose. As context, Oakwood’s student–teacher ratio was 13.2 in 2024–25, and 51% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; chronic absenteeism was 17%, below the district’s 20% and the state’s 24%.
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