Enrollment
340
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN PARISH·NCES 220006000030
Oakdale Middle School
124 South 13th Street, Oakdale, LA 71463 · (318) 335-1558 · Allen Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Louisiana public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
257 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 85 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 24% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
36.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 15.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 Oakdale Middle School
Oakdale Middle School's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Middle School this school | 340 | 75.6% | 23.0% |
| Port Barre Middle School Port Barre | 286 | 74.8% | 26.0% |
| North Webster Junior High School Sarepta | 320 | 77.2% | 24.5% |
| Tioga Junior High School Pineville | 415 | 77.1% | 45.3% |
| Franklinton Junior High School Franklinton | 312 | 74.7% | 32.8% |
| Raceland Middle School Raceland | 289 | 75.8% | 33.7% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 Oakdale Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #146 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #122 of 210 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #129 of 213 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #40 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #135 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #23 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #101 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #81 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #153 of 162 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
340
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 340 | 32.9 | 10.3:1 | 76% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 69% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 30 | 10.7:1 | 74% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 55% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 35 | 10.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 33 | 10.8:1 | 71% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 68% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakdale Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (350 to 340); teachers up 22% (27 to 32.9).
About Oakdale Middle School
Oakdale Middle School is a small middle-grades school that serves part of Oakdale, Louisiana. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 340 students. The school's enrollment is 23% smaller than the 440 average for middle schools in Louisiana.
The 11 schools of Allen Parish, including Oakdale Middle School, enroll 3,853 students.
White students make up a majority at Oakdale Middle School, at 61%. Smaller groups are 30% Black and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Allen Parish is roughly 69% White. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Oakdale Middle School and a ratio of 10.3:1. This ratio sits 30.7 below the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 76% of students. That rate is above the 68% average among public schools in Allen Parish.
Measured against Louisiana public middle schools, Oakdale Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Oakdale Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.0%; the prediction is 29.9%.
Oakdale Middle School is located in Allen Parish, where the median household income is $46,469, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Oakdale Middle School is one of 12 public schools in the county.
Oakdale High School is located about 0.1 miles from Oakdale Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Oakdale Middle School is behind the 33.6% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 340 students in 2024-25, 17 fewer than the 357 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.3:1 in 2020-21 to 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Allen Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,477
Census ACS
Median income
$46,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allen Parish
- Kinder Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Kinder High SchoolHigh · 388 students
- Fairview High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Elizabeth High SchoolCombined · 337 students
- Kinder Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Other schools in Oakdale
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Oakdale High SchoolHigh · 299 students
Other Oakdale Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Oakdale Middle. Oakdale Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Oakdale MiddleIjamsville, MD · 1,085 students
- OAKDALE MIDDLE SCHOOLROGERS, AR · 809 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMedford, OR · 745 students
Nearby schools
- Oakdale High School0.1 mi · 299
- Oakdale Elementary School1.4 mi · 516
- Elizabeth High School8.8 mi · 337
- Plainview High School10.7 mi · 313
- Glenmora High School12.1 mi · 673
- Pine Prairie High School14.0 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About Oakdale Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oakdale Middle School?
Oakdale Middle School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Oakdale Middle School serve?
Oakdale Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakdale Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakdale Middle School is approximately 10.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakdale Middle School?
At Oakdale Middle School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 2% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Oakdale Middle School in?
Oakdale Middle School is part of Allen Parish.
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