For the 3rd consecutive year, Oregon Elementary School has been named one of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Public Elementary Schools. This honor is reserved for Top 40% of schools nationally.These 3 years are also the only 3 in OES history that the school has received this level of recognition. 

“I am incredibly proud of our school to once again be named one of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Public Elementary Schools. While I get to see the great work our staff does each day and the support they provide our students to push them to achieve at a high level, a recognition like this on the national level is well deserved and a testament to that work. We continue to strive to be a “Place Where Performance Elicits Pride” and a recognition like this is something the OCUSD Community should be proud of. It is an absolute blessing to serve this community and we look forward to celebrating this accomplishment while continuing to push forward”, remarked OES Principal Ryan Huels

OES ranks 320th out of 2580 Public schools in Illinois, placing it among the top 13% of schools in the state. Locally, only Polo’s Centennial Elementary ranked higher in Ogle County. 

Please join is in congratulating the OES Staff and Student body on this amazing achievement. 

. Per U.S. News and World Report the following methodology is used to determine the rankings:

“The rankings use the same methodology for all included grade levels. For each state, schools were assessed on their students' performance on mathematics and reading/language arts state assessments. Half of the formula assessed the scores themselves (the “performance index”) and the other half incorporated the test results in the context of socioeconomic characteristics. In other words, the top-ranked schools are all high-achieving and have succeeded at educating all their students. “

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