📍 715 N Harvey Ave, Oak Park, Cook County, 60302
Whittier Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oak Park, Cook County. The school has 395 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Mosley. It is part of the Oak Park ESD 97 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Elem School enrolls 395 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 21% Two or more races and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 185 | 47% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 11% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
77 of the school's 395 students (19%) 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.
Whittier Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-70, state senate district 39, state house district 78.
Whittier Elem School is one of 10 schools in Oak Park ESD 97, based in Oak Park, Illinois. The district serves 5,560 students district-wide and employs 465 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 395 students, Whittier Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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