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Oakland Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1605 E Oakland Ave, Bloomington, McLean County, 61701

466
Pupils
16.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Oakland Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bloomington, McLean County. The school has 466 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leslie Blockman. It is part of the Bloomington SD 87 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Leslie Blockman
School district
Bloomington SD 87

Enrollment & staffing

Oakland Elementary School enrolls 466 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.

Male students
229 (49%)
Female students
237 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student-teacher ratio
16.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 19% Black or African American and 11% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23350%
Black or African American9019%
Asian5111%
Two or more races4710%
Hispanic or Latino439.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

222 of the school's 466 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Oakland Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 44, state house district 88.

School district: Bloomington SD 87

Oakland Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Bloomington SD 87, based in Bloomington, Illinois. The district serves 4,809 students district-wide and employs 349 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 466 students, Oakland Elementary School is close to the district average of about 534 students per school.

4,809
District students
9
Schools
349
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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