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 2017 – 2018 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2016
  • Educational Environment: 2017 (latest available). Updated annually.

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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
440
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.4% of IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

7

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 48 37
Proficiency in Reading 41 37
Proficiency in Math 55 37

Grade 4

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 28 34
Proficiency in Reading 33 38
Proficiency in Math 22 31

Grade 5

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 49 32
Proficiency in Reading 55 35
Proficiency in Math 42 30

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL 12.19
AVG FOR DISTRICT 14.87
AVG FOR STATE 15.74
AVG FOR NATION 16.50
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 43 9.8%
Kindergarten 60 13.6%
Grade 1 70 15.9%
Grade 2 71 16.1%
Grade 3 56 12.7%
Grade 4 73 16.6%
Grade 5 67 15.2%
Total 440 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.4% 61.9% 50.5%
Black 23.9% 20.1% 17.6%
Hispanic 14.5% 13.6% 26.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.2% 4.3% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 23.4% 18.0% 47.7%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 19.1% 13.7% 43.6%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 4.3% 4.4% 4.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 52,229 12,741,080
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,115.9 228
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.4% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 13.6% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,529 4,795,514
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 10.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.2% 88.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 68.7% 33.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.0% 13.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.9% 15.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.5% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.5% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.7% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 10.6% 11.1%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,742 $63,657,092 57.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $921 $5,457,846 4.9%
Staff $842 $4,989,692 4.5%
General Administration $369 $2,186,694 2.0%
School Administration $855 $5,066,730 4.6%
Operation $1,421 $8,420,846 7.6%
Transportation $592 $3,508,192 3.2%
Other $2,096 $12,420,896 11.2%
Total Support $7,097 $42,056,822 38.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $849 $5,031,174 4.5%
Total Expenditures $18,688 $110,745,088 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,469 $17,149,168,027 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $866 $1,753,249,816 5.5%
Staff $511 $1,035,392,053 3.2%
General Administration $508 $1,028,089,038 3.2%
School Administration $724 $1,466,036,035 4.6%
Operation $1,137 $2,302,343,028 7.2%
Transportation $625 $1,265,587,571 4.0%
Other $553 $1,119,318,418 3.5%
Total Support $4,923 $9,969,107,562 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,409 $4,878,272,870 15.2%
Total Expenditures $15,801 $31,997,108,858 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,187 $370,071,182,734 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $32,552,249,701 4.6%
Staff $522 $26,871,170,551 3.8%
General Administration $218 $11,205,514,316 1.6%
School Administration $643 $33,118,729,386 4.7%
Operation $1,057 $54,423,429,117 7.7%
Transportation $497 $25,596,058,378 3.6%
Other $416 $21,407,079,047 3.0%
Total Support $3,984 $205,172,626,109 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,638 $135,865,864,952 19.1%
Total Expenditures $13,810 $711,111,010,069 100.0%

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