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.

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