Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0Oak Park Township’s public schools
Oak Park Elementary School District 97 and Oak Park and River Forest District 200 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oak Park Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 93% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Oak Park Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
11 of Oak Park Township’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Horace Mann Elem School places highest (better than 95%); William Hatch Elem School lowest (70%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Oak Park Township, graded from B+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Oak Park & River Forest High Sch. 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Oak Park Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Oak Park Township · depends on your address
Longfellow Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 524 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
Whittier Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 386 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
William Hatch Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 358 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
6th grade in Oak Park Township · depends on your address
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 947 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
Percy Julian Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 927 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
7th grade in Oak Park Township · depends on your address
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 947 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
Percy Julian Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 927 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
8th grade in Oak Park Township · depends on your address
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 947 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
Percy Julian Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 927 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
9th grade in Oak Park Township
Oak Park & River Forest High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,307 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
10th grade in Oak Park Township
Oak Park & River Forest High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,307 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
11th grade in Oak Park Township
Oak Park & River Forest High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,307 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
12th grade in Oak Park Township
Oak Park & River Forest High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,307 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Oak Park Elementary School District 97.
Two districts serve Oak Park Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Oak Park Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Oak Park Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Township | — | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 PK–8 · Oak Park and River Forest District 200 9–12 |
| Oak Park (village) | A | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 PK–8 · Oak Park and River Forest District 200 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
Every school in Oak Park Township
22 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).
Questions about Oak Park Township’s schools
Are Oak Park Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Oak Park Township. Oak Park Elementary School District 97 and Oak Park and River Forest District 200 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oak Park Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 11 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Oak Park Township in?
Oak Park Elementary School District 97 and Oak Park and River Forest District 200.
Where do Oak Park Township kids go to high school?
Oak Park & River Forest High Sch.
Are there private schools in Oak Park Township?
Yes: Fenwick High School (grades 9–12, 1,024 students), Ascension Elementary School (grades PK–8, 387 students), St. Giles School (grades PK–8, 308 students), The Field School (grades PK–8, 259 students), St. Catherine Siena-St. Lucy School (grades PK–8, 208 students), Alcuin Montessori School (grades PK–8, 165 students), The Childrens School of Oak Park (grades K–8, 132 students), La Casa Montessori School (grades PK–3, 117 students), West Suburban Montessori School (grades PK–6, 104 students), Cornerstone Academy (grades 9–12, 23 students) and Intercultural Montessori Language School (grades K, 13 students).
Parents talk
What Oak Park Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Oak Park Township → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.