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Schools in Oakwood · Oakwood Community Unit School District 76

Oakwood’s public schools score below 88% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 12% of Oakwood’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Oakwood, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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
14%
▼ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 9–13 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
829 students on the public path
In brief

Oakwood’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 14% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Oakwood’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,492 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 Oakwood High School. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. 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 Oakwood’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 12% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (568)Better than 13%
D−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 426 test results and a graduating class of 75 could put Oakwood anywhere from D− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Oakwood’s students in the tested grades sat them (413 in math, 438 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Oakwood Grade SchoolOakwood Community Unit School District 76C
9–12Oakwood High Schoolin FithianC+

Oakwood’s public schools are run by Oakwood Community Unit School District 76, which also serves Fithian, Muncie and Oakwood. 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.

Oakwood Community Unit School District 76Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 829 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,492IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading14%
State average 29.9% · 438 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 413 students tested

Oakwood vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Oakwood’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OakwoodDOakwood Community Unit School District 76

Every school in Oakwood

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).

Also serving Oakwoodin other towns
Oakwood Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
573 students13:1Rate it →
Oakwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fithian
C+
256 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Oakwood’s schools

Are Oakwood’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oakwood children attend score below 88% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oakwood in?

Oakwood Community Unit School District 76, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 829 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Oakwood kids go to high school?

Oakwood High School in Fithian, with 256 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Oakwood’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Oakwood spend per student?

$14,492 in Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.