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Oak Park ESD 97 Schools
Oak Park ESD 97 is a public school district in Illinois, based in Cook County (Oak Park). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Oak Park ESD 97 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Oak Park ESD 97
10 of 10 schools in Oak Park ESD 97 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 7C: 3
Best schools in Oak Park ESD 97
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Horace Mann Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Percy Julian Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Longfellow Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- William Beye Elem School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Oliver W Holmes Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Abraham Lincoln Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Whittier Elem School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Irving Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- William Hatch Elem School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Oak Park ESD 97
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B- Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Oak Park
- B Percy Julian Middle School, Oak Park
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- B- Abraham Lincoln Elem School, Oak Park
- B+ Horace Mann Elem School, Oak Park
- C- Irving Elem School, Oak Park
- B- Longfellow Elem School, Oak Park
- B- Oliver W Holmes Elem School, Oak Park
- C Whittier Elem School, Oak Park
- B- William Beye Elem School, Oak Park
- C- William Hatch Elem School, Oak Park
Where Oak Park ESD 97 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Oak Park (10)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: Cook County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,596 students with 462 full-time-equivalent teachers and 788 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1729250
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- River Forest SD 90 (3 schools, 2 mi)
- Forest Park SD 91 (4 schools, 2 mi)
- Berwyn North SD 98 (4 schools, 2 mi)
- Elmwood Park CUSD 401 (4 schools, 3 mi)
- Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 (9 schools, 3 mi)
- Cicero SD 99 (15 schools, 3 mi)
- Berwyn South SD 100 (8 schools, 4 mi)
- J S Morton HSD 201 (3 schools, 4 mi)
Questions about Oak Park ESD 97
How many schools are in Oak Park ESD 97?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Oak Park ESD 97, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Oak Park ESD 97 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Oak Park.
How good are the schools in Oak Park ESD 97?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.9%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Oak Park ESD 97?
5,596 students were enrolled in Oak Park ESD 97 in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Oak Park ESD 97?
Oak Park ESD 97 is in Illinois, based in Cook County, with its district office in Oak Park. Its boundary covers about 4.7 sq mi.