Fair Oaks Elementary

Fair Oaks Elementary operates as a sprawling primary school in Oakdale, California, operated by Oakdale Joint Unified. Current enrollment sits at 785 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Fair Oaks Elementary sits 69% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Oakdale Joint Unified (5,113 students total), Fair Oaks Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Fair Oaks Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 38% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, Fair Oaks Elementary lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Fair Oaks Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fair Oaks Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

Across the wider county, Stanislaus County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fair Oaks Elementary is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

Valley Oak Online Learning Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fair Oaks Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 38.7%.

Fair Oaks Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 852 students in 2018 compared to 785 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 63% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Fair Oaks Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.