Oakdale Elementary

Oakdale Elementary, a medium-sized primary school in Rock Hill, South Carolina, part of York 03, enrolls 487 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

York 03 comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 16,034 students; Oakdale Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Oakdale Elementary reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 22% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, York County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Oakdale Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,095 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across York County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students), Oakdale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Saluda Trail Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakdale Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakdale Elementary has edged down 6%, going from 519 students in 2018 to 487 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 66% to 61% across the same window.

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