Whittier Elem School
Oak Park, IL · Oak Park ESD 97
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Suburb, large
222nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 89%▲ Improving
715 N Harvey Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302
(708)524-3115NCES ID 172925003067Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Whittier Elem School 222nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 89% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 53th in 2019 to 89th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2022) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 370 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 59.3% | 53.2% | ▼ 6.1 pts | |
| Black | 23.7% | 21.1% | ▼ 2.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 9.9% | 12.4% | ▲ 2.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.7% | 11.1% | ▲ 7.4 pts | |
| Asian | 3.2% | 1.4% | ▼ 1.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $461K in zip 60302 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Whittier Elem School
- #333William Hatch Elem SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 0.5 mi away333rd of 2,105
ELA 68% ▼6 · Math 66% ▼3Compare - #240William Beye Elem SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 0.5 mi away240th of 2,105
ELA 75% ▲1 · Math 67% ▼2Compare - #343Oliver W Holmes Elem SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 0.8 mi away343rd of 2,105
ELA 71% ▼3 · Math 61% ▼8Compare - #2025Brunson Math & Sci Specialty ElemChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away2,025th of 2,105
ELA 14% ▼60Compare - #63Horace Mann Elem SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 0.9 mi away63rd of 2,105
ELA 81% ▲7 · Math 84% ▲15Compare - #1979Young Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,979th of 2,105
ELA 23% ▼51 · Math 8% ▼61Compare - #1283Lovett Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,283rd of 2,105
ELA 50% ▼24 · Math 23% ▼46Compare - #1870Howe Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away1,870th of 2,105
ELA 19% ▼55Compare
What school district is Whittier Elem School in?
Whittier Elem School is part of the Oak Park ESD 97 district in Oak Park, Illinois.
Is Whittier Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Whittier Elem School 222nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 89% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Whittier Elem School?
White 53%, Black 21%, Two or more races 12%, Hispanic 11% (370 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Whittier Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60302 is $461K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.