Enrollment
73
Elementary
DISTRICT 77 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKESDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530597000907
Oakesdale Elementary School
First & McCoy Streets, Oakesdale, WA 99158 · (509) 285-5296 · Whitman County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
22 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (12).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oakesdale Elementary School→Oakesdale High School
Based on grade levels within Oakesdale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +8.7pp since 2014
Math
75.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +25.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 61.5% |
| 2022-23 | 47.1% | 64.7% |
| 2021-22 | 40.6% | 40.6% |
| 2018-19 | 80.0% | 68.0% |
| 2017-18 | 85.7% | 81.0% |
| 2016-17 | 81.3% | 68.1% |
| 2015-16 | 73.2% | 65.8% |
| 2014-15 | 60.7% | 50.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Oakesdale Elementary School
Oakesdale Elementary School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakesdale Elementary School this school | 73 | 30.1% | 57.8% |
| Trout Lake Elementary Trout Lake | 79 | 32.9% | 61.6% |
| Mount Pleasant School Washougal | 69 | 30.4% | 56.1% |
| St John Elementary Saint John | 85 | 36.5% | 52.0% |
| North Kitsap Options Kingston | 87 | 34.5% | 57.1% |
| Centerville Elementary Centerville | 91 | 39.6% | 63.3% |
Matched among Washington 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 Oakesdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whitman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 73 | #1,192 of 1,268 | #10 of 13 |
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
73
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 87
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 73 | 5.9 | 12.4:1 | 30% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 4.9 | 16.3:1 | 30% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 5.1 | 14.5:1 | 43% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 74 | 5 | 14.8:1 | 31% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 6.7 | 7.1:1 | 46% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 5 | 13.6:1 | 29% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 77 | 6 | 12.8:1 | 35% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 88 | 6 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 87 | 6 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakesdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 52% (48 to 73); teachers down 13% (6.7 to 5.9).
About Oakesdale Elementary School
Students in Oakesdale, Washington, attend Oakesdale Elementary School, a very small elementary school. It teaches 73 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Washington have about 380 students on average; enrollment here is 81% lower.
Oakesdale School District runs Oakesdale Elementary School along with 1 other school, enrolling 153 students in total.
The share of White students at Oakesdale Elementary School is 97%. The school's White share is 21 points above the 76% share among Whitman County residents. A diversity index of 5% means there is a 5% chance two randomly chosen students at Oakesdale Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Oakesdale Elementary School comes to 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1. Oakesdale Elementary School counts 30% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Whitman County is 10 points.
Among Washington public elementary schools, Oakesdale Elementary School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 60.0% for a school in Washington with Oakesdale Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Oakesdale Elementary School posts 57.8%.
In Whitman County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $55,406 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Oakesdale Elementary School, Whitman County has 28 public schools.
Oakesdale Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Oakesdale High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of Oakesdale Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Oakesdale Elementary School is ahead of the 42.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (74) to 2024-25 (73). The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 12.4:1 over the same years.
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Whitman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,003
Census ACS
Median income
$55,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Oakesdale High School0.0 mi · 80
- Garfield Elementary9.2 mi · 51
- Garfield Middle School9.2 mi · 31
- Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School9.3 mi · 163
- Steptoe Elementary School9.8 mi · 47
- Tekoa Elementary School10.5 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Oakesdale Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oakesdale Elementary School?
Oakesdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 73 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oakesdale Elementary School serve?
Oakesdale Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakesdale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakesdale Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oakesdale Elementary School?
Oakesdale Elementary School reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Oakesdale Elementary School?
Oakesdale Elementary School is overseen by Oakesdale School District in Whitman County.
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