Elementary school (grades K-5) · Libertyville, IL

Oak Grove Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Oak Grove Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 172913003047
0/100100/10061/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
39
📋 Attendance
83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Oak Grove Elem School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Illinois schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#4 of 4
elementary schools in Libertyville · Resource Index
61
Resource Index · Higher
11.8:1
small classes for Illinois
911
students enrolled

Oak Grove Elem School has class sizes smaller than 74% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Oak Grove Elem School ranks #4 of 4 elementary schools in Libertyville, IL.

Enrollment

911

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

77.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.8:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-16% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Oak Grove Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:111.8:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Oak Grove Elem School

Oak Grove Elem School is a large elementary school in Libertyville, Illinois, enrolling 911 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Illinois, bigger than 92% of state schools at 911 students.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (56%) and Asian (26%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 60/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 304 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Oak Grove Sd 68 Green Oaks spends $21,481 per pupil, 26% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Libertyville's elementary schools, it stands alongside Copeland Manor Elem School (378 students): Oak Grove Elem School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.8:1 vs 13:1).

Oak Grove Sd 68 Green Oaks operates only this one school, so Oak Grove Elem School has no district-mates to compare against locally.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Oak Grove Elem School compares

Oak Grove Elem School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.8:1 ▼ 16% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 911 top 8% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
911
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher - 16% below state mean
Top 26% in Illinois - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$21,481
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 304 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 56.4%
Asian 26.4%
Two or More 10.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4.1%
African American 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 56.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.9, Oak Grove Elem School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Oak Grove Sd 68 Green Oaks, which includes Oak Grove Elem School.

$21,481
Per student
+26%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.4%
State 23.9%
Federal 1.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools in Libertyville

3 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Oak Grove Elem School

How many students attend Oak Grove Elem School?

Oak Grove Elem School has 911 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Libertyville, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Elem School is 11.8:1, which is 16% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oak Grove Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Oak Grove Elem School is White at 56.4% of enrollment, in Libertyville, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Oak Grove Elem School?

Oak Grove Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Oak Grove Elem School rank among elementary schools in Libertyville?

By Resource Investment Index, Oak Grove Elem School ranks #4 of 4 elementary schools in Libertyville, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Libertyville on the city page.

Is Oak Grove Elem School a good school?

Oak Grove Elem School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Illinois schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Oak Grove Sd 68 Green Oaks?

None reported; Oak Grove Sd 68 Green Oaks operates only Oak Grove Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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