Oakdale Elem

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Salina, Kansas, Oakdale Elem teaches 282 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Salina.

Salina runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,441 students. Oakdale Elem is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakdale Elem records that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Oakdale Elem lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Oakdale Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Saline County's rate of about 58%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oakdale Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Saline County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,422, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Saline County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,580 students), of which Oakdale Elem is one.

The closest other public school is Salina Virtual Innovation Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakdale Elem. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oakdale Elem ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 34.1%.

Oakdale Elem operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 27%: 384 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.