📍 436 Ridge Ave, Evanston, Cook County, 60202
Oakton Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evanston, Cook County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Robinson. It is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oakton Elem School enrolls 393 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 23% White and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 174 | 44% |
| White | 90 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 393 students (61%) 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.
Oakton Elem 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 9, state house district 18.
Oakton Elem School is one of 17 schools in Evanston CCSD 65, based in Evanston, Illinois. The district serves 6,136 students district-wide and employs 641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 393 students, Oakton Elem School is close to the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small