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Lake Crest Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

310 Teeter St, Oakland, IL 61943 · (217) 346-2166 · Part of Oakland Community Unit School District 5

East Oakland Township’s School Grade C better than 33% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
185
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Lake Crest Elem 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
  • Next stop for East Oakland Township kids: Oakland High School

On the path

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

PK–8Lake Crest Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Oakland High Schoolin Oakland

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 ↗

310 Teeter St, Oakland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten10
Grade 112
Grade 224
Grade 323
Grade 412
Grade 522
Grade 620
Grade 725
Grade 820
Enrollment over time
172’20
191’21
185’22
182’23
185’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 99%Hispanic 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lake Crest Elem School from East Oakland Township families.

Other schools in Oakland Community Unit School District 5

The district →
Oakland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oakland
B−
61 students6:1

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; East Oakland Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.