Oakhill Elem School, Streamwood IL

Original Research by School Decision on Oakhill Elem School

Oakhill Elementary School serves grades pre-K through sixth grade in Streamwood, a northwest-suburban Chicago village with a balanced residential and commercial character. The school sits within School District U-46, which encompasses Elgin, Hanover Park, Bartlett, and Streamwood and is currently undergoing significant facility and curricular changes.

The student body is approximately a quarter of a thousand, with a demographic composition that reflects the broader Streamwood area: a substantial majority of students are Hispanic, a meaningful minority are white, and smaller shares are Black and Asian. The school enrolls students across eight grade bands, with relatively consistent numbers in each grade through sixth grade and smaller cohorts in pre-K and kindergarten.

The most recent state testing data show mixed proficiency results, varying considerably by grade and subject. In math, third-grade students showed proficiency around the midpoint, while fourth graders fell noticeably below that mark. Fifth-grade math proficiency dropped sharply to a low level, and sixth grade showed modest but not strong results. English language arts results are similarly uneven: third through fifth grades all fell below the math third-grade level, while sixth grade moved into more solid territory. In science, only fifth-grade data are available; proficiency there was low. When averaged across all tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency sits below the midpoint among Cook County districts. A parent may want to explore with the school what accounts for the particularly steep gap in fifth-grade math and science, and whether there are specific interventions already in place or planned for those grade bands.

Test participation was full across all grades where results were reported, indicating no systematic barriers to assessment completion. Illinois adjusted its assessment cut scores for proficiency in the 2024-25 school year, so direct year-to-year comparison is not available.

The broader housing and economic context around Streamwood is moderately priced and stable. Median home values are roughly in the low-to-mid hundreds of thousands, rents are affordable relative to income, and the local job market is anchored by manufacturing, health care, and retail. Streamwood is car-dependent, and most civic and commercial activity is organized along arterial corridors rather than concentrated in a downtown. The community is mature and focused on infill development rather than rapid expansion.

District U-46 is in the midst of a generation-spanning facility transformation: voters approved a major bond referendum in 2023 that will rebuild five elementary schools—including Glenbrook Elementary in Streamwood, where Oakhill sits—and build two new middle schools. The elementary rebuilds are under way, and the shift to a 6-8 middle school model is rolling out. Additionally, starting in 2025-26, elementary schools in the district extended their school day as part of a new contract with teachers. These changes reshape facility quality, schedules, and academic structure across the entire district.

Oakhill serves a school population with varied academic starting points and support needs. The testing profile suggests the school faces real work in math and science proficiency, particularly in the upper elementary grades, and the overall results place it below the midpoint of its county peers. For a family considering Oakhill, the recent test data and nearby rebuilds are worth discussing directly with the school: what current interventions and resources are in place, how the upcoming facility improvements fit into instructional planning, and what the extended school day is expected to accomplish.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 45% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 39% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 31% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 26%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 38% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 42% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 48% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 45% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 32% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

This schoolSD U-46, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.