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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING-FORD AREA SD·NCES 422256004809
Oaks Elementary School
325 Oaks School Dr, Oaks, PA 19456 · (610) 705-6008 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
98 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (121).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Spring-Ford Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.7% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.7% | 78.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Oaks Elementary School
Oaks Elementary School's state test result (78.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Elementary School this school | 591 | 16.6% | 78.6% |
| Shaull Elementary School Enola | 591 | 17.6% | 74.1% |
| Gwynedd Square Elementary School Lansdale | 610 | 19.2% | 74.5% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Blue Bell | 643 | 17.7% | 84.8% |
| South Fayette Elementary School McDonald | 717 | 14.2% | N/A |
| Montgomery Elementary School North Wales | 611 | 18.0% | 74.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #135 of 1,396 | #18 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #95 of 1,511 ▲ 18 | #14 of 92 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #169 of 1,511 ▲ 53 | #22 of 92 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #278 of 1,638 | #18 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,313 of 1,528 | #92 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #324 of 1,531 | #41 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #1,487 of 1,600 | #82 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #186 of 450 | #15 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
591
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 591 | 38.5 | 15.3:1 | 17% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 37.5 | 15.8:1 | 17% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 5% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 24 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oaks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (540 to 591); teachers up 10% (35 to 38.5).
About Oaks Elementary School
Oaks Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The grade span is kindergarten through 4, and enrollment is 591 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 33% larger than that.
Enrollment across the 11 schools in Spring-Ford Area SD totals 8,046 students.
Oaks Elementary School is 57% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 25% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That compares with about 73% White among all Montgomery County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Oaks Elementary School total 38.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school counts 98 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 17%. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Oaks Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 78.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.5%.
In the county around the school, Montgomery County, the median household income is $113,915, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Montgomery County is home to 160 public schools and about 115,302 public school students.
Arrowhead Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of Oaks Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Oaks Elementary School is ahead of the 61.5% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
Oaks Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 4% from its 2020-21 level of 569.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spring-Ford Area SD
- Spring-Ford SHS 9-12 CenterHigh · 2,629 students
- Spring-Ford Intrmd School 5th/6thMiddle · 1,307 students
- Spring-Ford MS 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 672 students
- Spring-Ford MS 7th Grade CenterMiddle · 666 students
- Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Upper Providence Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
Other Oaks Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oaks Elementary. Oaks Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Oaks Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Arrowhead Elementary School1.6 mi · 426
- Arcola Intrmd School2.2 mi · 692
- Skyview Upper Elementary School2.2 mi · 695
- Barkley Elementary School3.0 mi · 281
- Renaissance Academy Charter School3.0 mi · 1,199
- Woodland Elementary School3.2 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Oaks Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oaks Elementary School?
Oaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades KG-04.
Is Oaks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oaks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Oaks Elementary School have?
Oaks Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Oaks Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oaks Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 25% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Oaks Elementary School?
Oaks Elementary School is overseen by Spring-Ford Area SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.