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Oak Crest School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

38550 N Lewis Ave, Beach Park, IL 60099 · (847) 599-5519 · Part of Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

Benton Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
308
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Oak Crest School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 35.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Benton Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Benton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Oak Crest SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

38550 N Lewis Ave, Beach Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten40
Grade 137
Grade 250
Grade 352
Grade 449
Grade 564
Grade 62
Enrollment over time
227’20
256’21
282’22
332’23
308’24

Up 35.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%Black 20%White 13%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Oak Crest School from Benton Township families.

Other schools in Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

The district →
Kenneth Murphy School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beach Park
D−
394 students15:1
Howe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beach Park
C−
318 students13:1
Newport Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wadsworth
C−
261 students12:1
Beach Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beach Park
C
715 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Benton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.