OAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of average-sized scale in Oakes, North Dakota, one of the schools within OAKES 41, educateing 247 students in grades pre-K through 6.

OAKES 41 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 475 students; OAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Dickey County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, OAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Dickey County's rate of about 27%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Dickey County) logs that median household earnings sit near $68,654, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Dickey County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 780 students), of which OAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

OAKES HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 15%, going from 290 students in 2018 to 247 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 86% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for OAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.