Enrollment
58
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKDALE CCSD 1·NCES 172931003071
Oakdale Grade School
280 E Main St, Oakdale, IL 62268 · (618) 329-5292 · Washington County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
18 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 2 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 12% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
36.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.1pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +25.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 31.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Grade School
Oakdale Grade School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Grade School this school | 58 | 31.0% | 41.2% |
| Lostant Elementary School Lostant | 63 | 34.9% | 47.5% |
| Mount Erie Elementary School Mount Erie | 67 | 34.3% | 54.1% |
| Brussels Grade School Brussels | 67 | 32.8% | 33.8% |
| South Wilmington Grade School South Wilmington | 73 | 28.8% | 51.9% |
| German Valley Grade School Forreston | 70 | 28.6% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois 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 Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #2,395 of 2,419 |
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
58
-3 (-5%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 74
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 | 58 | 6 | 9.7:1 | 31% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 7 | 8.3:1 | 38% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 60 | 6 | 10.0:1 | 45% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 61 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 74 | 6.8 | 10.9:1 | 39% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 78 | 7 | 11.1:1 | 46% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 6 | 13.5:1 | 33% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 75 | 8 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 74 | 5 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakdale Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (74 to 58); teachers down 12% (6.8 to 6).
About Oakdale Grade School
Students in Oakdale, Illinois, attend Oakdale Grade School, a small elementary school. The school serves 58 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 85% smaller than that.
Oakdale Grade School is a school in Oakdale CCSD 1.
Oakdale Grade School enrolls a student body that is 98% White. For comparison, Washington County is about 95% White. Oakdale Grade School has a diversity index of 3%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Oakdale Grade School total 6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.7:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 18 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 31%.
Oakdale Grade School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that median household income is about $78,224, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Oakdale Grade School is one of 7 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 1,739 students.
Coulterville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.7 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 42.8% on proficiency, and Oakdale Grade School is below that at 41.2%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 61 to 58.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,627
Census ACS
Median income
$78,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Coulterville High School7.7 mi · 64
- Coulterville Junior High School7.7 mi · 44
- Coulterville Elementary School7.7 mi · 77
- Nashville Comm High School8.3 mi · 359
- Nashville Grade School8.6 mi · 622
- Okawville Jr/Sr High School11.8 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Oakdale Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oakdale Grade School?
Oakdale Grade School enrolls approximately 58 students in grades KG-08.
Is Oakdale Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakdale Grade School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakdale Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakdale Grade School is approximately 9.7:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakdale Grade School?
At Oakdale Grade School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Hispanic.
Is Oakdale Grade School public or private?
Oakdale Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakdale CCSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.