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What's the one class at Oakdale TK-8 every student should take?
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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133205103
Oakdale TK-8
3708 Myrtle Ave., North Highlands, CA 95660 · (916) 566-1910 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- B+Three-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
26.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
518 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
19.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.1pp since 2014
Math
12.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.8% | 14.2% | 20.6% | 60.3% |
| Math | 3.1% | 9.0% | 23.9% | 63.9% |
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 | 19.1% | 12.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 12.2% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 6.9% |
| 2021-22 | 16.3% | 4.8% |
| 2018-19 | 23.8% | 14.4% |
| 2017-18 | 22.5% | 14.8% |
| 2016-17 | 17.2% | 15.5% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Oakdale TK-8
Oakdale TK-8's state test result (15.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale TK-8 this school | 559 | 92.7% | 15.0% |
| Woodridge Elementary Sacramento | 814 | 95.8% | 19.2% |
| F. C. Joyce TK-8 North Highlands | 537 | 93.9% | 22.6% |
| John Reith Elementary Sacramento | 572 | 87.4% | 22.1% |
| Whitney Avenue Elementary Sacramento | 411 | 85.2% | 15.1% |
| Oakwood Elementary Stockton | 522 | 84.7% | 20.0% |
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 Oakdale TK-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #4,933 of 5,151 | #200 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #4,941 of 5,172 ▼ 44 | #196 of 217 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #4,896 of 5,172 ▲ 70 | #199 of 217 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,613 of 5,116 | #64 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #1,767 of 5,915 | #90 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #4,880 of 5,352 | #210 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.1% | #7 of 5,354 | #4 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #751 of 5,625 | #10 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #1,788 of 3,837 | #50 of 145 |
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
559
-110 (-16%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 26.8:1
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 | 559 | 21.4 | 26.1:1 | 93% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 24.1 | 22.7:1 | 90% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 24 | 24.3:1 | 93% (545) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 25 | 26.8:1 | 98% (654) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 26.8 | 25.1:1 | 95% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 93% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | N/A | N/A | 91% (409) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakdale TK-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (673 to 559); teachers down 20% (26.8 to 21.4).
About Oakdale TK-8
Oakdale TK-8 is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of North Highlands, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 559 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 20% larger than that.
Oakdale TK-8 is part of Twin Rivers Unified, where 44 schools serve 24,770 students.
Enrollment at Oakdale TK-8 is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 27%. The rest of enrollment is 24% Asian, 19% White, 17% Black, and 11% multiracial. The Hispanic share in Sacramento County as a whole is similar, at about 24%. Oakdale TK-8 has a diversity index of 79%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Oakdale TK-8 was 26.1:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 93%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Oakdale TK-8 is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Oakdale TK-8's results are 10.3 points below predicted: 15.0% against 25.3%.
Federal survey data for Sacramento County show that median household income is about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Oakdale TK-8 is among the 387 public schools in Sacramento County.
Nearest public school: Madison Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Oakdale TK-8 holds at least 8 other public schools. Oakdale TK-8 ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 15.0% against a local average of 27.3%.
Oakdale TK-8 has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 16%, from 669 to 559.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Twin Rivers Unified
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Linda HighHigh · 1,594 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Smythe Academy of Arts and SciencesElementary · 1,091 students
- Las Palmas ElementaryElementary · 1,001 students
- Woodridge ElementaryElementary · 814 students
Other schools in North Highlands
- Highlands HighHigh · 778 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 754 students
- Creative Connections Arts AcademyCombined · 716 students
- F. C. Joyce TK-8Elementary · 537 students
- Village TK-8Elementary · 463 students
- Kohler TK-8Elementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Elementary0.7 mi · 754
- Community Outreach Academy1.2 mi · 1,931
- Community Collaborative Charter1.3 mi · 649
- Pasadena Avenue Elementary1.3 mi · 343
- Arcade Middle1.4 mi · 595
- Mira Loma High1.5 mi · 1,655
Frequently asked questions
About Oakdale TK-8How large is Oakdale TK-8?
Oakdale TK-8 enrolls approximately 559 students in grades KG-08.
Is Oakdale TK-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakdale TK-8 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Oakdale TK-8?
Approximately 26.1:1 students per teacher at Oakdale TK-8.
How diverse is Oakdale TK-8?
Oakdale TK-8 reports a student body of 19% White, 27% Hispanic, 17% Black, 24% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Oakdale TK-8 in?
Oakdale TK-8 is part of Twin Rivers Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.