Oakbrook Elementary School

Oakbrook Elementary School, a small elementary-level community in Lakewood, Washington, part of Clover Park School District, hosts 285 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Oakbrook Elementary School sits 25% below that benchmark.

Oakbrook Elementary School is one of 32 schools operated by Clover Park School District, a district that enrolls 12,345 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Oakbrook Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (26%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 20% multiracial, 18% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Oakbrook Elementary School shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oakbrook Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Oakbrook Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Hudtloff Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oakbrook Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

Oakbrook Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Oakbrook Elementary School's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 285). White enrollment moved from 37% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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