Oak Run Elementary

Oak Run Elementary operates as a minimally staffed elementary-level community in Oak Run, California, one of the schools within Oak Run Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 26 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 94% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Oak Run Elementary is the operating authority for Oak Run Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Oak Run Elementary lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 12% Native American, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Shasta County (around 58%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, Shasta County reports that median household income runs about $72,636, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oak Run Elementary is one of 95 public schools in Shasta County (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students).

Whitmore Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.1 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 61%: 66 students in 2018 compared to 26 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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