Oakdale High

Oakdale High is a mid-sized secondary school in Ijamsville, Maryland, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools. The school serves 1,702 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 44% above typical.

Frederick County Public Schools comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 48,054 students; Oakdale High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Oakdale High logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Frederick County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Oakdale High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Frederick County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oakdale High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.8%; this one delivers 55.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Frederick County) records that the typical household earns roughly $122,002 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Frederick County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), of which Oakdale High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oakdale Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oakdale High comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oakdale High's enrollment has expanded 36% since 2018, when it stood at 1,252 (now 1,702). White enrollment moved from 79% to 57% across the same window.

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