Oakesdale High School

Oakesdale High School is one of the tiny high schools in Oakesdale, Washington, part of Oakesdale School District, with 80 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

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

On demographics, Oakesdale High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Oakesdale High School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at Oakesdale High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oakesdale High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Whitman County put median household earnings sit near $55,406, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Oakesdale High School is one of 28 public schools in Whitman County (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students).

The closest other public school is Oakesdale Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Oakesdale High School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Oakesdale High School's enrollment has increased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 67 (now 80). White enrollment moved from 88% to 94% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.