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What's the biggest difference between Oakdale Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 03·NCES 450387001138
Oakdale Elementary
1129 Oakdale Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 · (803) 981-1585 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 67% · 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
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 49.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Oakdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #304 of 635 ▼ 9 | #24 of 37 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #272 of 635 ▼ 2 | #28 of 37 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #372 of 709 | #21 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #336 of 656 | #30 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #354 of 656 | #25 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #296 of 395 | #17 of 21 |
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
487
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 487 | 36 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 37.5 | 12.8:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 41.4 | 12.5:1 | 100% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 68% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 100% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 67% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 72% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 28% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 24 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (519 to 487); teachers down 10% (40 to 36).
About Oakdale Elementary
Oakdale Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Rock Hill, South Carolina. In all, 487 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Oakdale Elementary is one school in York 03, a system of 24 schools with 16,034 students.
The largest group at Oakdale Elementary is Black students, at 61%. Enrollment also includes 22% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Among people living in York County, the Black share is about 18%. The diversity index for Oakdale Elementary is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is similar, at 13.3:1.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Oakdale Elementary outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
For York County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $89,095, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 52,364, Oakdale Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Saluda Trail Middle, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Oakdale Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 487, close to the 490 recorded in 2020-21.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
293,673
Census ACS
Median income
$89,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
52,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York 03
- Rock Hill HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 1,822 students
- South Pointe HighHigh · 1,128 students
- Dutchman Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- W. C. Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- Cherry Park Elementary School of Language ImmersionElementary · 806 students
Other schools in Rock Hill
- Rock Hill HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 1,822 students
- York Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,672 students
- South Pointe HighHigh · 1,128 students
- Dutchman Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- W. C. Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 827 students
Other Oakdale Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakdale Elementary. Oakdale Elementary is the 7th largest of the 14.
- Oakdale ElementaryIjamsville, MD · 1,167 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 710 students
- Oakdale ElementaryBrandon, MS · 566 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolOakdale, LA · 516 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Saluda Trail Middle0.5 mi · 751
- South Pointe High1.1 mi · 1,128
- Legion Collegiate Academy1.9 mi · 637
- Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies2.7 mi · 431
- Central Child Development Center3.1 mi · 206
- The Palmetto School3.1 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Oakdale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oakdale Elementary?
Oakdale Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oakdale Elementary serve?
Oakdale Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oakdale Elementary have?
Oakdale Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakdale Elementary?
At Oakdale Elementary, the student body is approximately 22% White, 8% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Oakdale Elementary in?
Oakdale Elementary is part of York 03.
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