Oakesdale Elementary School

Oakesdale Elementary School is a micro-enrollment elementary school in Oakesdale, Washington, overseen by Oakesdale School District. The school educates 73 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 81% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Oakesdale School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 153 students; Oakesdale Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Oakesdale Elementary School logs that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Whitman County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Oakesdale Elementary School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Oakesdale Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Whitman County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Oakesdale Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.8%.

In the broader community, Whitman County reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,406 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Oakesdale Elementary School is one of 28 public schools in Whitman County (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students).

Oakesdale High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Oakesdale Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 42.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 52%: 48 students in 2018 compared to 73 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 97% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.