Oak Bluffs Elementary

Oak Bluffs Elementary is one of the moderately sized primary schools in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, run under Oak Bluffs, with 402 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Oak Bluffs is the operating authority for Oak Bluffs Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oak Bluffs Elementary logs that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 39% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Oak Bluffs Elementary has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dukes County) logs that median household income runs about $125,786, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 1%. Oak Bluffs Elementary is one of 8 public schools in Dukes County (combined enrollment of about 2,381 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tisbury Elementary, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Oak Bluffs Elementary.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 426 students in 2018 compared to 402 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 24% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.