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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
58
-16 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.9:1
% White
98%
was 97%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Oakdale Grade School
Oakdale Grade School is one of the one-room-style primary schools in Oakdale, Illinois, operated by Oakdale CCSD 1, with 58 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 85% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.
Oakdale Grade School sits inside Oakdale CCSD 1, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Looking at the student body, Oakdale Grade School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). That composition is broadly in line with Washington County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oakdale Grade School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.6%; this one delivers 41.2%.
In the surrounding community, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $78,224, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Oakdale Grade School is one of 7 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 1,739 students).
Coulterville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oakdale Grade School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakdale Grade School has contracted 22%, going from 74 students in 2018 to 58 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for Oakdale Grade School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Elementary School7.7 mi · 77
- Coulterville Junior High School7.7 mi · 44
- Nashville Comm High School8.3 mi · 359
- Nashville Grade School8.6 mi · 622
- Okawville Grade School11.8 mi · 297
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.