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Schools in East Oakland Township · Oakland Community Unit School District 5

East Oakland Township’s public schools score below 67% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

17% of students in East Oakland Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving East Oakland Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.2K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
246 students on the public path
In brief

East Oakland Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 913 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of East Oakland Township’s, its schools beat 42%, higher than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,194 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Oakland High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind East Oakland Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 33% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (913)Better than 42%
Towns in Coles County (12)Better than 58%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 120 test results could put East Oakland Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of East Oakland Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (117 in math, 122 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve East Oakland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Lake Crest Elem SchoolOakland Community Unit School District 5C+
9–12Oakland High SchoolOakland Community Unit School District 5B−

East Oakland Township’s public schools are run by Oakland Community Unit School District 5, which also serves Bowdre, Hindsboro, Oakland and Sargent. Parts of East Oakland Township (9% of its land) are served by Kansas Community Unit School District 3 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Oakland Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 246 students · 8.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,194IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 29.9% · 122 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 117 students tested

East Oakland Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share East Oakland Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
East Oakland TownshipCOakland Community Unit School District 5
Morgan—Charleston Community Unit School District 1
Sargent—Oakland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Shiloh Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
AshmoreDCharleston Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Kansas Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Embarrass—Shiloh Community Unit School District 1
Kansas—Kansas Community Unit School District 3

Every school in East Oakland Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in East Oakland Townshipby address
Lake Crest Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Oakland
C+
185 students10:1Rate it →
Oakland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oakland
B−
61 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about East Oakland Township’s schools

Are East Oakland Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools East Oakland Township children attend score below 67% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is East Oakland Township in?

Oakland Community Unit School District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 246 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of East Oakland Township are served by Kansas Community Unit School District 3.

Where do East Oakland Township kids go to high school?

Oakland High School in Oakland, with 61 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does East Oakland Township spend per student?

$17,194 in Oakland Community Unit School District 5 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What East Oakland Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.