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What's the one class at Oakland Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282002129
Oakland Elementary School
551 Highway 81 W, McDonough, GA 30253 · (770) 954-1901 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
353 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 74%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
21.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
24.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.2% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.2% | 14.9% |
| 2022-23 | 22.9% | 20.3% |
| 2021-22 | 19.1% | 13.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Oakland Elementary School
Oakland Elementary School's state test result (18.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Elementary School this school | 462 | 76.4% | 18.5% |
| Burdell Elementary School Macon | 433 | 76.9% | 34.4% |
| Bruce Elementary School Macon | 411 | 79.1% | 15.5% |
| Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc Atlanta | 436 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Ingram/Pye Elementary School Macon | 450 | 81.6% | 9.5% |
| Locust Grove Elementary School Locust Grove | 576 | 75.0% | 29.7% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Oakland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,086 of 1,208 | #28 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #981 of 1,215 ▲ 146 | #22 of 28 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #977 of 1,215 ▲ 92 | #25 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #302 of 1,183 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #946 of 1,324 | #27 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,011 of 1,301 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,025 of 1,301 | #28 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #767 of 1,312 | #9 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #85 of 854 | #2 of 19 |
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
462
-320 (-41%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 462 | 31.6 | 14.6:1 | 76% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 924 | 52.6 | 17.6:1 | 84% (776) |
| 2022-23 | 931 | 44 | 21.2:1 | 70% (649) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 49 | 16.0:1 | 66% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 48 | 13.8:1 | 83% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 80% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 75% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 37% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 28 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (665 to 462); teachers down 34% (48 to 31.6).
About Oakland Elementary School
Oakland Elementary School is a small elementary school in McDonough, Georgia, one of the schools in Henry County. The student body numbers 462 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Oakland Elementary School is one of 53 schools in Henry County, which enrolls 43,012 students in total.
Black students make up 81% of enrollment at Oakland Elementary School. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. Census figures show Henry County is about 52% Black. Oakland Elementary School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 31.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.6:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Oakland Elementary School is 76%. Public schools in Henry County average 63%.
Oakland Elementary School scores 19.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 18.5% actual versus 37.9% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Henry County has these Census figures: the median household income is $83,146, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Henry County is home to 54 public schools and about 43,102 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Birch Creek Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 18.5% is below the 19.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Oakland Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment figures are 782 for 2020-21 and 462 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 14.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Oakland Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
Other schools in McDonough
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Ola Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Union Grove MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
Other Oakland Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakland Elementary. Oakland Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 16.
- Oakland ElementaryClarksville, TN · 1,044 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolRICHMOND, TX · 811 students
- Oakland ElementaryInman, SC · 722 students
- Oakland ElementaryOakland, TN · 621 students
- Oakland ElementaryCharleston, SC · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Birch Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 745
- Wesley Lakes Elementary School2.0 mi · 564
- McDonough High School3.5 mi · 1,359
- Luella Elementary School3.5 mi · 616
- Walnut Creek Elementary3.6 mi · 712
- Luella High School3.6 mi · 1,236
Frequently asked questions
About Oakland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oakland Elementary School?
Oakland Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oakland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakland Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakland Elementary School?
At Oakland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 8% Hispanic, 81% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Oakland Elementary School in?
Oakland Elementary School is part of Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.