Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180540002581
Oakland Elementary School
611 South 21st Street, Lafayette, IN 47904 · (765) 771-6130 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
133 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 27% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 49% smaller than its 4th grade class (51).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oakland Elementary School→Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate→Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School→Jefferson High School
Based on grade levels within Lafayette School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
40.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Oakland Elementary School
Oakland Elementary School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Elementary School this school | 192 | 69.3% | 37.7% |
| James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School Indianapolis | 173 | 65.3% | 32.7% |
| Washington Elementary School Fort Wayne | 206 | 74.8% | 28.4% |
| Murdock Elementary School Lafayette | 230 | 77.8% | 28.6% |
| Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 251 | 68.1% | 12.6% |
| Vaile Elementary School Richmond | 311 | 71.1% | 29.2% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #573 of 983 | #16 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #592 of 986 | #18 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #623 of 986 | #16 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #1,003 of 1,079 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #173 of 1,058 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #121 of 597 | #1 of 13 |
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
192
-44 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 192 | 17.2 | 11.2:1 | 69% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 16.3 | 11.8:1 | 75% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 73% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 73% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 14 | 17.9:1 | 73% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 71% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Elementary School.
About Oakland Elementary School
Lafayette, Indiana, is home to Oakland Elementary School, a small elementary school. Total enrollment is 192 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 4. It has 56% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Indiana (about 436).
Oakland Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Lafayette School Corporation, which enrolls 7,090 students in total.
The largest group at Oakland Elementary School is White students, at 47%. It is also 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Tippecanoe County is roughly 74% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oakland Elementary School scores 68%.
There are 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. Of all students at Oakland Elementary School, 69% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Tippecanoe County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, Oakland Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 58% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.5% for Oakland Elementary School. The school posts 37.7%, 11.2 points above the prediction.
The school is in Tippecanoe County, where the median household earns about $60,636 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Tippecanoe County, 38 public schools serve about 23,655 students.
Among nearby public schools, Murdock Elementary School is closest at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Oakland Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 192, down from 236 in 2020-21.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tippecanoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
189,071
Census ACS
Median income
$60,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
23,655 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafayette School Corporation
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,042 students
- Lafayette Sunnyside IntermediateMiddle · 1,031 students
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Glen Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Edgelea Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
Other schools in Lafayette
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,042 students
- McCutcheon High SchoolHigh · 1,835 students
- Lafayette Sunnyside IntermediateMiddle · 1,031 students
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Wea Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Wea Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
Other Oakland Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakland Elementary. Oakland Elementary School is the 15th 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
- Murdock Elementary School0.7 mi · 230
- Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate0.8 mi · 1,031
- Jefferson High School0.8 mi · 2,042
- Excel Center - Lafayette0.9 mi · 366
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School1.0 mi · 999
- Thomas Miller Elementary School1.2 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Oakland Elementary SchoolHow large is Oakland Elementary School?
Oakland Elementary School enrolls approximately 192 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Oakland Elementary School serve?
Oakland Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakland Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakland Elementary School?
At Oakland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakland Elementary School?
Oakland Elementary School is overseen by Lafayette School Corporation in Tippecanoe County.
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