📍 38550 N Lewis Ave, Beach Park, Lake County, 60099
Oak Crest School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Beach Park, Lake County. The school has 282 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Convey. It is part of the Beach Park CCSD 3 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Oak Crest School enrolls 282 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 17% |
| White | 42 | 15% |
| Asian | 12 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 282 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oak Crest School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 61.
Oak Crest School is one of 5 schools in Beach Park CCSD 3, based in Beach Park, Illinois. The district serves 1,996 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 282 students, Oak Crest School is smaller than the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large