Total enrollment
1,300
+1 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Oakland Public School District
New Jersey · 1,300 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 enrollment in Oakland Public School District totals about 1,300 students across 5 schools (an average of 260 students per school).
4-year change in Oakland Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+1 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Oakland Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #39 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,300 | #265 of 372 | #5,963 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #157 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #45 of 370 | #274 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 9.5% | #292 of 369 | #7,963 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #245 of 298 | #3,958 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Oakland Public School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Manito Elementary School at 73.7% proficient to Heights Elementary School at 57.7%, a gap of 16.0 points. That is the 115th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,375 to 1,278 students (down 7%) and from 132 to 133 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Middle School | Oakland | Middle | 06-08 | 446 |
| Heights Elementary School | Oakland | Elementary | PK-05 | 343 |
| Manito Elementary School | Oakland | Elementary | KG-05 | 255 |
| Dogwood Hill Elementary School | Oakland | Elementary | KG-05 | 234 |
| TOPS Early Learning Childhood Learning | Oakland | Elementary | PK-PK | 22 |
About Oakland Public School District
Oakland Public School District is a rural-scale New Jersey school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 1,300.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Oakland Public School District is made up of 4 elementary and 1 middle.
On a per-school basis, Oakland Public School District runs about 260 students per school, 52% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 540.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 1,299 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,300 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Oakland Public School District gained 1 school, going from 4 to 5.
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