Oakland Elementary School

Oakland Elementary School is a compact elementary school in McDonough, Georgia, run under Henry County. The school hosts 462 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 605.

Henry County comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 43,012 students; Oakland Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakland Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). The remainder is composed of 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Oakland Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at Oakland Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Henry County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Oakland Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 37.9%; this one comes in at 18.5%, -19.3 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Henry County) shows that median household income runs about $83,146, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Henry County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students), of which Oakland Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Birch Creek Elementary School, around 1.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oakland Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 19.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oakland Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 665 (now 462). Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 67% to 81%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.