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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 470117000366
Oakland Elementary
14925 Hwy 194 North, Oakland, TN 38060 · (901) 465-3804 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- DTest 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 Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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 | 66 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
18.3%
TN avg 40.9% . -3.5pp since 2022
Math
17.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% | 17.1% |
| 2022-23 | 21.8% | 14.2% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Oakland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #879 of 957 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #882 of 959 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #235 of 1,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #148 of 962 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #252 of 537 |
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
621
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 815
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 | 621 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 26.6 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 35.7 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 37 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 41.2 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 71% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 60% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 815 | 30 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Elementary.
About Oakland Elementary
Oakland Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Oakland, Tennessee. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 621 students. Elementary schools in Tennessee average about 470 students, which makes this school 32% bigger than average.
Oakland Elementary reports to Fayette County Public Schools, which has 7 schools and 2,909 students.
More than half of enrollment at Oakland Elementary is Black: 51%. Enrollment also includes 30% White, 14% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 26 points above the 25% share among Fayette County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Oakland Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
For Fayette County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $88,456, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 8 public schools and about 2,941 students.
Of the public schools around it, Oakland Elementary is closest to West Junior High School, about 1.9 miles away. Oakland Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 665 (2020-21) to 621 (2024-25).
Oakland Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,267
Census ACS
Median income
$88,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,941 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County Public Schools
- Fayette Ware Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 724 students
- Buckley-Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- West Junior High SchoolMiddle · 340 students
- Southwest ElementaryElementary · 294 students
- East Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- La Grange Moscow ElementaryElementary · 196 students
Other Oakland Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakland Elementary. Oakland Elementary is the 4th largest of the 16.
- Oakland ElementaryClarksville, TN · 1,044 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolRICHMOND, TX · 811 students
- Oakland ElementaryInman, SC · 722 students
- Oakland ElementaryCharleston, SC · 556 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolLake Villa, IL · 515 students
Nearby schools
- West Junior High School1.9 mi · 340
- Southwest Elementary6.5 mi · 294
- Donelson Elementary8.1 mi · 843
- Arlington High9.1 mi · 1,674
- East Jr. High School9.1 mi · 243
- Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center9.2 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Oakland ElementaryHow large is Oakland Elementary?
Oakland Elementary enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oakland Elementary serve?
Oakland Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Oakland Elementary?
Student demographics at Oakland Elementary are roughly 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Oakland Elementary public or private?
Oakland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County Public Schools.
What county does Oakland Elementary serve?
Oakland Elementary serves Fayette County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.