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Enrollment
1,167
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033001165
Oakdale Elementary
5830 Oakdale School Road, Ijamsville, MD 21754 · (227) 203-1420 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,167 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
227 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 19 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 169 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 187 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 200 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 198 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 168 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 226 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (169) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (226).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
71.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
62.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.6% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 60.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Elementary
Oakdale Elementary's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Elementary this school | 1,167 | 19.5% | 64.8% |
| Farmland Elementary Rockville | 847 | 19.5% | 65.2% |
| Green Valley Elementary Monrovia | 850 | 13.4% | 69.9% |
| Northfield Elementary Ellicott City | 764 | 17.5% | 70.3% |
| Sugarloaf Elementary Frederick | 845 | 12.2% | 68.9% |
| Urbana Elementary Frederick | 736 | 22.6% | 71.3% |
Matched among Maryland 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 Oakdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #159 of 853 | #14 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #167 of 853 ▲ 8 | #13 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #130 of 853 ▲ 55 | #14 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,167 | #5 of 898 | #1 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #753 of 857 | #28 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #43 of 857 | #6 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #798 of 885 | #35 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +84.9% | #6 of 294 | #2 of 18 |
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
1,167
+241 (+26%) vs 2020
+124% since 2010-11, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 1,167 | 70.6 | 16.5:1 | 19% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 1,150 | 65 | 17.7:1 | 18% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 1,028 | 57.4 | 17.9:1 | 16% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 50 | 18.5:1 | 12% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 35.2 | 17.9:1 | 11% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 12% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 85% (631 to 1,167); teachers up 101% (35.2 to 70.6).
About Oakdale Elementary
This page covers Oakdale Elementary, a large elementary school in Ijamsville, Maryland. Enrollment is 1,167 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students, so this school is 143% above average.
Oakdale Elementary is one school in a 67-school district, Frederick County Public Schools, which enrolls 48,054 students.
White students are the largest group at Oakdale Elementary, with 37% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Asian, 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 68%. By the diversity index, Oakdale Elementary comes in at 75%.
Staffing totals 70.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Oakdale Elementary is 19%. The average for public schools in Frederick County is 37%.
Oakdale Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Oakdale Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.8%, compared with a predicted 62.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Frederick County show that median household income is about $122,002, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 69 public schools operate in Frederick County, serving about 48,054 students.
Oakdale Middle is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Oakdale Elementary places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Oakdale Elementary went from 926 students to 1,167. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.5 to 16.5 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Oakdale Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Ijamsville
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Urbana MiddleMiddle · 1,090 students
- Oakdale MiddleMiddle · 1,085 students
- Windsor Knolls MiddleMiddle · 812 students
Other Oakdale Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakdale Elementary. Oakdale Elementary is the largest of the 14.
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 710 students
- Oakdale ElementaryBrandon, MS · 566 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolOakdale, LA · 516 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 505 students
- Oakdale ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 497 students
Nearby schools
- Oakdale Middle0.2 mi · 1,085
- Oakdale High0.5 mi · 1,702
- Deer Crossing Elementary1.5 mi · 528
- Spring Ridge Elementary1.8 mi · 605
- New Market Middle2.4 mi · 676
- New Market Elementary2.5 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Oakdale ElementaryHow large is Oakdale Elementary?
Oakdale Elementary enrolls approximately 1,167 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oakdale Elementary serve?
Oakdale Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakdale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakdale Elementary is approximately 16.5:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakdale Elementary?
At Oakdale Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 26% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Oakdale Elementary public or private?
Oakdale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.