Oakdale Elementary School

Oakdale Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in Oakdale, Louisiana, overseen by Allen Parish, with 516 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 11 schools in Allen Parish (3,853 students total), Oakdale Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Oakdale Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder is composed of 25% Black, 11% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Allen Parish as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Oakdale Elementary School shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at Oakdale Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Allen Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oakdale Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.5%; this one delivers 31.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Allen Parish shows median household income runs about $46,469, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oakdale Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Allen Parish (combined enrollment of about 3,859 students).

Oakdale High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Oakdale Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oakdale Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oakdale Elementary School's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 622 (now 516). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 64% to 59%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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