Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336001257
Oakdale Elementary School
5001 25th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 · (205) 759-3626 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
235 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Oakdale Elementary School
Oakdale Elementary School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Elementary School this school | 292 | 80.5% | 27.5% |
| Charles A Brown Elementary School Birmingham | 296 | 83.1% | 28.7% |
| Covenant Academy of Mobile Mobile | 327 | 82.9% | 28.5% |
| Charles F Hard Elementary School Bessemer | 364 | 80.8% | 14.7% |
| Faine Elementary School Dothan | 326 | 84.4% | 15.9% |
| LEAD Academy Building A Montgomery | 358 | 77.7% | 38.3% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oakdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #536 of 626 | #27 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #447 of 626 | #23 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #548 of 626 | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #575 of 709 | #27 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #29 of 655 | #2 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #594 of 658 | #30 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #83 of 696 | #3 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #250 of 364 | #10 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
292
-33 (-10%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 292 | 21.7 | 13.5:1 | 80% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 20.8 | 13.9:1 | 78% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 21.8 | 14.6:1 | 78% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 81% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 18.8 | 16.7:1 | 78% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 74% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 27 | 11.2:1 | 82% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 190 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 86% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 228 | 12 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (314 to 292); teachers up 15% (18.8 to 21.7).
About Oakdale Elementary School
Oakdale Elementary School is an elementary school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, according to federal school records. Enrollment stands at 292 students, covering pre-K through 5. That is 39% below the average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
The Tuscaloosa City system has 19 schools and 11,230 students.
Of every 100 students at Oakdale Elementary School, about 90 are Black. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Tuscaloosa County is about 31% Black. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Oakdale Elementary School are from different groups.
Oakdale Elementary School lists 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 3.5 students per teacher. About 80% of students at Oakdale Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County is 26 points lower.
Oakdale Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Test results at Oakdale Elementary School are 2.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (27.5% actual, 25.5% predicted).
In Tuscaloosa County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $66,231, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 58 public schools in the county, enrolling about 30,508, Oakdale Elementary School among them.
Martin L King Jr Elementary School sits about 1.3 miles from Oakdale Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Oakdale Elementary School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 325 to 292. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.5:1, from 16.3:1.
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Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
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- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
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Other Oakdale Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakdale Elementary. Oakdale Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 14.
- Oakdale ElementaryIjamsville, MD · 1,167 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 710 students
- Oakdale ElementaryBrandon, MS · 566 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolOakdale, LA · 516 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Martin L King Jr Elementary School1.3 mi · 467
- Westlawn Middle School1.5 mi · 568
- Central Elementary School1.6 mi · 291
- CollinsRiverside Middle School2.7 mi · 318
- Matthews Elementary School2.7 mi · 401
- Central High School3.0 mi · 796
Frequently asked questions
About Oakdale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oakdale Elementary School?
Oakdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oakdale Elementary School serve?
Oakdale Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Oakdale Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Oakdale Elementary School.
How diverse is Oakdale Elementary School?
Oakdale Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakdale Elementary School?
Oakdale Elementary School is overseen by Tuscaloosa City in Tuscaloosa County.
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