Oakdale Middle

Set in Ijamsville, Maryland, Oakdale Middle is a medium-sized junior high, run under Frederick County Public Schools. It educates 1,085 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 42% bigger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 764 students.

Across the 67 schools in Frederick County Public Schools (48,054 students total), Oakdale Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Oakdale Middle logs that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest comes out to 15% Asian, 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the income-and-resources front, Oakdale Middle lists 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Oakdale Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Frederick County's rate of about 37%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oakdale Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Frederick County) records that the typical household earns roughly $122,002 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Frederick County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), Oakdale Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oakdale Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oakdale Middle at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.0%.

Oakdale Middle operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 54%: 704 students in 2018 compared to 1,085 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 78% to 58%.

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