The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in English language arts. The lowest is 45% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Oster-oakview School
Oster-Oakview School serves grades four through six in New Lenox, a steady-growth suburban village southwest of Chicago anchored by Silver Cross Hospital, parks, and a commercial corridor along U.S. Route 30. The school enrolls a student body that is roughly three-quarters white, with a meaningful Hispanic population and smaller Asian, Black, and multiracial shares. Specific counts for students receiving free or reduced-price lunch or identified as English learners were not available in the data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about socioeconomic and language diversity.
The 2024-25 Illinois Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics results show proficiency that trends downward as grade levels rise. In grade four, roughly half of students met state proficiency on both mathematics and reading. By grade five, that dropped to around a quarter for mathematics and less than half for reading. In grade six, mathematics proficiency fell further, to around a third, while reading stayed near the same level. The one bright spot is science in grade five, where proficiency was just under half. The state changed its proficiency cut scores this year, so strict year-to-year comparison is not possible, but the grade-level pattern points to mounting academic challenge as students advance. Test participation rates were uniformly strong, ranging from the low to mid-nineties.
When compared to proficiency results across the other districts in Will County, Oster-Oakview's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint of county schools. This positioning suggests the school faces real academic support needs, particularly in the upper elementary grades. A parent may want to investigate what intervention systems, tutoring, or targeted small-group instruction the school has in place for students working below grade-level expectations, and what the transition looks like into middle school.
The school is part of New Lenox School District 122, which has publicly reported a significant curriculum change: the district approved a shift from half-day to full-day kindergarten beginning in 2027-2028. This decision signals investment in early learning time, though it will not affect Oster-Oakview directly since the school serves only grades four through six. For families with younger siblings, the change removes childcare burden and expands instructional time; for Oster-Oakview families, it shows the district's focus on foundational literacy and numeracy.
New Lenox itself is a quiet, family-oriented suburb of roughly moderate size, with steady residential building and strong civic anchors at the Commons, a landscaped public space that hosts the library, schools are spread across separate campuses rather than clustered at the civic core. The housing market in Will County is moderately priced relative to the national benchmark, and the community values remained stable with modest year-over-year gains. The village has rejected large-scale industrial development and maintains two Metra commuter-rail stations, making it accessible to downtown Chicago and other employment centers while preserving a small-town residential character.
For a family considering Oster-Oakview, the key trade-offs are a pleasant, stable suburban environment with solid community infrastructure against measurable academic proficiency gaps, particularly in mathematics by sixth grade. The school appears to be embedded in a functioning district and community, but parents who prioritize strong state assessment performance or who have students with learning differences may want to examine the school's support structures, staffing, and curriculum interventions in detail before enrollment.
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