Oakland Elementary

Oakland Elementary operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Suffolk, Virginia, operated by Suffolk City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 464 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Suffolk City Public Schools comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 14,565 students; Oakland Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Oakland Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 30% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Oakland Elementary sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 69.4%; actual is 84.1%, +14.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Suffolk city indicate median household income runs about $92,666, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Suffolk city runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,565 students), of which Oakland Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: King's Fork Middle, around 4.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oakland Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 68.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oakland Elementary's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 478 (now 464). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 39% to 30%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Oakland Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.