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Oliver W Holmes Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

508 N Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302 · (708) 524-3100 · Part of Oak Park Elementary School District 97

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Directions
Students
513
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Oliver W Holmes Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Oak Park Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Oliver W Holmes Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

508 N Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten72
Grade 188
Grade 280
Grade 386
Grade 495
Grade 581
Grade 61
Enrollment over time
527’20
472’21
486’22
534’23
513’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Black 18%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 14%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Oliver W Holmes Elem School from Oak Park Township families.

Other schools in Oak Park Elementary School District 97

The district →
Longfellow Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Park
A
524 students10:1
Whittier Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Park
A−
386 students10:1
William Hatch Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Park
B+
358 students13:1
Abraham Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Park
A−
580 students12:1
Irving Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Park
B+
509 students11:1
Horace Mann Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Park
A+
419 students14:1

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