Oakland Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary campus in DENVER, Colorado, Oakland Elementary enrolls 352 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.

Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), Oakland Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Oakland Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Oakland Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oakland Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.9%, the actual is 16.1%, a residual of +1.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Denver County indicate median household income runs about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Oakland Elementary is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).

The closest other public school is Maxwell Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oakland Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 11.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Oakland Elementary's enrollment has edged up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 326 (now 352). Class-load math has loosened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Oakland Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.