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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Oakland Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 635 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510371001626
Oakland Elementary
5505 Godwin Blvd, Suffolk, VA 23434 · (757) 923-5248 · Suffolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
319 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 66%
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 | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 81.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Oakland Elementary
Oakland Elementary's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Elementary this school | 464 | 68.8% | 84.1% |
| Nansemond Parkway Elementary Suffolk | 456 | 69.3% | 72.9% |
| Sparrow Road Intermediate Chesapeake | 413 | 72.9% | 57.5% |
| Kilby Shores Elementary Suffolk | 494 | 69.2% | 68.6% |
| Harrowgate Elementary Chester | 486 | 76.1% | 57.8% |
| L.L. Beazley Elementary Prince George | 507 | 65.9% | 76.9% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Oakland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Suffolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #202 of 1,101 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #235 of 1,111 ▼ 124 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #253 of 1,111 ▼ 69 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #670 of 1,176 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,060 of 1,105 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #509 of 1,106 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #711 of 1,157 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #674 of 759 | #7 of 7 |
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
464
+48 (+12%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 69% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 67% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 64% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 47% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 42% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 32% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 36% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (478 to 464); teachers down 16% (31 to 26).
About Oakland Elementary
Oakland Elementary is an elementary school located in Suffolk, Virginia, in Suffolk city. Enrolled students number 464 students, in pre-K through 5.
Suffolk City Public Schools has 19 schools and 14,565 students, and Oakland Elementary is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Oakland Elementary, 53%, are Black. The remaining shares are 30% White, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Suffolk city as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Oakland Elementary comes in at 62%.
The teaching staff at Oakland Elementary is 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. About 69% of students, or 319, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Suffolk city, the average is about the same, 69%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Oakland Elementary 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.
Oakland Elementary is 14.7 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Virginia.
Suffolk city census figures show that median household income is about $92,666, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oakland Elementary is among the 22 public schools in Suffolk city.
The closest other public school is King's Fork Middle, about 4.2 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Oakland Elementary at 1st of 9.
NCES assigns Oakland Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students grew from 416 to 464 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.9 to 17.9 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Suffolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,796
Census ACS
Median income
$92,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
14,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Suffolk City Public Schools
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Other schools in Suffolk
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Other Oakland Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakland Elementary. Oakland Elementary is the 7th largest of the 16.
- Oakland ElementaryGalax, VA · 196 students
- Oakland ElementaryClarksville, TN · 1,044 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolRICHMOND, TX · 811 students
- Oakland ElementaryInman, SC · 722 students
- Oakland ElementaryOakland, TN · 621 students
Nearby schools
- King's Fork Middle4.2 mi · 986
- King's Fork High4.4 mi · 1,686
- John Yeates Middle4.8 mi · 509
- Nansemond River High5.2 mi · 1,683
- Nansemond Parkway Elementary5.2 mi · 456
- Hillpoint Elementary5.3 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About Oakland ElementaryHow many students attend Oakland Elementary?
Oakland Elementary enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oakland Elementary serve?
Oakland Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Oakland Elementary?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Oakland Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakland Elementary?
At Oakland Elementary, the student body is approximately 30% White, 7% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakland Elementary?
Oakland Elementary is overseen by Suffolk City Public Schools in Suffolk city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.