Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200317
Oakdale School
1900 E 8100 S, SANDY, UT 84093 · (801) 826-8950 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
80 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
62.7%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 62.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 58.8% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Oakdale School
Oakdale School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale School this school | 340 | 23.5% | 58.0% |
| Grant School MURRAY | 322 | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| Sprucewood School SANDY | 342 | 25.7% | 54.0% |
| Emerson School SALT LAKE CITY | 395 | 25.1% | 59.4% |
| Parkside School CLINTON | 408 | 24.3% | 57.1% |
| Ensign School SALT LAKE CITY | 361 | 18.3% | 70.1% |
Matched among Utah 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 Oakdale School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #131 of 562 | #40 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #82 of 578 ▲ 50 | #29 of 180 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #120 of 578 ▼ 8 | #40 of 180 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #502 of 613 | #154 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #302 of 556 | #104 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #240 of 559 | #118 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #365 of 582 | #115 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #154 of 388 | #73 of 133 |
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
340
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 558
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 | 340 | 16 | 21.3:1 | 24% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 23% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 21.4 | 18.6:1 | 23% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | N/A | N/A | 19% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | N/A | N/A | 31% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | N/A | N/A | 27% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 22 | 25.4:1 | 33% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakdale School.
About Oakdale School
Oakdale School is an elementary school in SANDY, Utah, according to federal school records. Federal data show 340 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 491 students for elementary schools in Utah.
Canyons District (47 schools, 32,688 students) runs Oakdale School.
At Oakdale School, 71% of students are White. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Salt Lake County at about 70% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oakdale School scores 46%.
Oakdale School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 24%. On average, public schools in Salt Lake County report 34%.
Oakdale School scores 58.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.3%.
In the surrounding county, Salt Lake County, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Salt Lake County has 325 public schools with about 209,757 students, including Oakdale School.
Peruvian Park School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Oakdale School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 340, down from 371 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Oakdale School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in SANDY
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Albion MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Midvale MiddleMiddle · 802 students
Other Oakdale schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Oakdale. Oakdale School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Oakdale SchoolOakdale, TN · 427 students
- Oakdale SchoolOakdale, CT · 271 students
- OakdaleDedham, MA · 262 students
- OakdaleChico, CA · 92 students
Nearby schools
- Peruvian Park School0.6 mi · 560
- Brighton High0.8 mi · 2,435
- Silver Mesa School1.1 mi · 551
- Brookwood School1.1 mi · 359
- Ridgecrest School1.1 mi · 491
- Butler Middle1.2 mi · 913
Frequently asked questions
About Oakdale SchoolHow large is Oakdale School?
Oakdale School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades KG-05.
Is Oakdale School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakdale School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Oakdale School have?
Oakdale School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Oakdale School?
Student demographics at Oakdale School are roughly 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Oakdale School public or private?
Oakdale School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.