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What's the one class at Fair Oaks Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
785
Elementary
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKDALE JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060006204234
Fair Oaks Elementary
151 North Lee Ave., Oakdale, CA 95361 · (209) 847-0391 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
290 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (120).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.3pp since 2014
Math
52.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.7% | 27.6% | 23.0% | 23.7% |
| Math | 25.6% | 26.7% | 25.2% | 22.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 52.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 45.9% |
| 2022-23 | 48.7% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 51.8% | 47.4% |
| 2020-21 | 49.1% | 35.1% |
| 2018-19 | 57.9% | 50.9% |
| 2017-18 | 58.8% | 48.7% |
| 2016-17 | 53.3% | 46.2% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for California 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 California'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 Fair Oaks Elementary
Fair Oaks Elementary's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Oaks Elementary this school | 785 | 36.9% | 50.6% |
| Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA) Yucaipa | 717 | 36.8% | 56.4% |
| Lake Elementary Oceanside | 696 | 36.2% | 51.7% |
| Carlton Oaks Elementary Santee | 823 | 37.5% | 55.4% |
| Olive Drive Elementary Bakersfield | 797 | 33.8% | 48.3% |
| Sundale Elementary Tulare | 840 | 39.2% | 51.3% |
Matched among California 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 Fair Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,675 of 5,151 | #12 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,441 of 5,172 ▲ 318 | #10 of 100 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #1,800 of 5,172 ▲ 12 | #13 of 100 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,201 of 5,116 | #46 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #424 of 5,915 | #10 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,054 of 5,352 | #59 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #2,202 of 5,354 | #37 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #4,469 of 5,625 | #100 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #2,949 of 3,837 | #37 of 56 |
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
785
-26 (-3%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 803
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 785 | 34 | 23.1:1 | 37% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 35 | 23.3:1 | 40% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 35 | 23.5:1 | 39% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 811 | 35 | 23.2:1 | 40% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 35 | 24.3:1 | 38% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 883 | 35 | 25.2:1 | 34% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | N/A | N/A | 40% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 41 | 19.6:1 | 33% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fair Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (852 to 785); teachers down 3% (35 to 34).
About Fair Oaks Elementary
Fair Oaks Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school with an address in Oakdale, California. It teaches 785 students in kindergarten through 6. That is 69% larger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Fair Oaks Elementary is one school in a 9-school district, Oakdale Joint Unified, which enrolls 5,113 students.
White students are 54% of those enrolled at Fair Oaks Elementary. The next largest groups are 38% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Stanislaus County overall, about 43% of residents are White. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Fair Oaks Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 34 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. The school's 23.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 37%. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County is 34 points.
Fair Oaks Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fair Oaks Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 50.6% actual against 57.9% predicted.
Stanislaus County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $81,468 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Stanislaus County number 190, with about 106,477 students.
Valley Oak Online Learning Academy is the nearest public school to Fair Oaks Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Fair Oaks Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment decreased 3% over 4 years, reaching 785 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Fair Oaks Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oakdale Joint Unified
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Oakdale Junior HighMiddle · 780 students
- Sierra View ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Cloverland ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- East Stanislaus HighHigh · 83 students
Other schools in Oakdale
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Oakdale Junior HighMiddle · 780 students
- Sierra View ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Mesa Verde ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Cloverland ElementaryElementary · 488 students
Other Fair Oaks Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Fair Oaks Elementary. Fair Oaks Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Fair Oaks ElementaryPleasant Hill, CA · 323 students
- Fair Oaks Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 703 students
- FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARYBROOKLYN PARK, MN · 396 students
- Fair Oaks ElementaryHighland Springs, VA · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Oak Online Learning Academy0.5 mi · 57
- Magnolia Elementary0.5 mi · 636
- East Stanislaus High0.5 mi · 83
- Oakdale High0.7 mi · 1,563
- Cloverland Elementary1.6 mi · 488
- Oakdale Charter1.6 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About Fair Oaks ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fair Oaks Elementary?
Fair Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 785 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Fair Oaks Elementary serve?
Fair Oaks Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Fair Oaks Elementary have?
Fair Oaks Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
How diverse is Fair Oaks Elementary?
Fair Oaks Elementary reports a student body of 54% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fair Oaks Elementary public or private?
Fair Oaks Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakdale Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.