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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Oakland Elementary?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573001348
Oakland Elementary
2494 Church St., Oakland, KY 42159 · (270) 563-4719 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
324 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
27.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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
Oakland Elementary's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Elementary this school | 432 | 75.0% | 26.4% |
| Dixie Elementary Louisville | 370 | 74.9% | 21.3% |
| T C Cherry Elementary School Bowling Green | 431 | 75.4% | 38.5% |
| Johnsontown Road Elementary Louisville | 406 | 78.8% | 30.4% |
| South Heights Elementary School Henderson | 413 | 78.5% | 32.6% |
| Mary G. Hogsett Primary School Danville | 356 | 75.8% | N/A |
Matched among Kentucky 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #594 of 669 | #17 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #574 of 668 | #16 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #565 of 674 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #372 of 744 | #18 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #407 of 674 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #73 of 674 | #8 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #193 of 721 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.9% | #4 of 233 | #3 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
432
+93 (+27%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 432 | 28.4 | 15.2:1 | 75% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 73% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 79% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 82% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 20.2 | 14.6:1 | 79% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 77% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 59% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 12 | 22.9:1 | 66% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 19 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (294 to 432); teachers up 41% (20.2 to 28.4).
About Oakland Elementary
Oakland Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Oakland, Kentucky. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 432 students.
Oakland Elementary is run by Warren County, whose 30 schools enroll 18,559 students.
At Oakland Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 47%. The remaining shares are 21% Black, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Warren County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Oakland Elementary was 15.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 75%. The average for public schools in Warren County is 61%.
allk12 grades Oakland Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Oakland Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.4%; the prediction is 37.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Warren County, the median household income is $65,794, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Oakland Elementary is one of 45 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is North Warren Elementary, about 2.9 miles away. Oakland Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Oakland Elementary at 7th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show a 27% enrollment gain, from 339 in 2020-21 to 432 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
140,918
Census ACS
Median income
$65,794
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
23,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren County
- South Warren High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Lost River ElementaryElementary · 856 students
Other Oakland Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakland Elementary. Oakland Elementary is the 10th 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
- North Warren Elementary2.9 mi · 436
- Warren East Middle School4.8 mi · 491
- Warren East High School5.0 mi · 967
- Bristow Elementary5.6 mi · 699
- South Edmonson Elementary School5.8 mi · 453
- Rivendell Elementary7.8 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Oakland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oakland Elementary?
Oakland Elementary enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Oakland Elementary serve?
Oakland Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Oakland Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Oakland Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakland Elementary?
At Oakland Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 18% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Oakland Elementary public or private?
Oakland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.