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Whittier Elem School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
715 N Harvey Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
Phone
(708) 524-3115
District
Oak Park ESD 97
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
395
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.1% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Whittier Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
30%
45%
28%
49%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
31%
55%
34%
51%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
29%
56%
34%
51%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 42 10.6%
Kindergarten 55 13.9%
Grade 1 62 15.7%
Grade 2 60 15.2%
Grade 3 60 15.2%
Grade 4 56 14.2%
Grade 5 59 14.9%
Grade 6 1 0.3%
Total 395 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.5% 61.6% 48.2%
Black 22.8% 19.0% 17.2%
Hispanic 14.5% 15.8% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 3.5% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,834 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,454.5 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.2% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,345 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.1% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 71.8% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 34.3% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.2% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.4% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.4% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 7.1% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,248 $73,476,000 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,086 $6,025,000 4.6%
Staff $1,013 $5,618,000 4.2%
General Administration $617 $3,424,000 2.6%
School Administration $1,062 $5,891,000 4.5%
Operation $1,807 $10,020,000 7.6%
Transportation $329 $1,825,000 1.4%
Other $1,034 $5,737,000 4.3%
Total Support $6,949 $38,540,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,663 $20,316,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $23,861 $132,332,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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