Enrollment
80
High
DISTRICT 77 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKESDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530597000908
Oakesdale High School
First & McCoy Streets, Oakesdale, WA 99158 · (509) 285-5281 · Whitman County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Washington public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
34 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 11% |
Student demographics
12%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
Feeds from
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
47.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -18.1pp since 2017
Math
40.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.9pp since 2017
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 39.6% |
| 2022-23 | 51.1% | 28.9% |
| 2021-22 | 43.2% | 31.6% |
| 2018-19 | 73.7% | 62.2% |
| 2017-18 | 65.8% | 48.8% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 High School
Oakesdale High School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakesdale High School this school | 80 | 42.5% | 46.6% |
| Almira Coulee Hartline High School Coulee City | 102 | 42.2% | 63.3% |
| Pomeroy Jr Sr High School POMEROY | 142 | 42.3% | 41.2% |
| Dayton High School Dayton | 88 | 42.0% | N/A |
| Palouse High School Palouse | 57 | 35.1% | 56.8% |
| Liberty High School SPANGLE | 168 | 42.9% | 64.3% |
Matched among Washington high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whitman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #407 of 570 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
80
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 49
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 80 | 6.6 | 12.1:1 | 43% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 6.7 | 11.9:1 | 37% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 6 | 12.2:1 | 42% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 79 | 5 | 15.8:1 | 34% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 67 | 5.6 | 11.9:1 | 34% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 37 | 5 | 7.4:1 | 38% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 5 | 7.2:1 | 39% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 74 | 6 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 49 | 4 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakesdale High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (67 to 80); teachers up 18% (5.6 to 6.6).
About Oakesdale High School
Oakesdale High School is a high school located in Oakesdale, Washington, in Whitman County. The school's enrollment of 80 students covers grades 6 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Washington average about 573 students each.
District-wide, Oakesdale School District has 2 schools and 153 students.
The student body at Oakesdale High School is 94% White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic. Whitman County's residents are about 76% White, 18 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Oakesdale High School operates with 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.1:1. On average, high schools in Washington have 21.6:1, compared with 12.1:1 here. Oakesdale High School reports 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Oakesdale High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Washington public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Oakesdale High School is 5.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.6% actual, 51.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
Across Whitman County, the median household income is $55,406, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Whitman County is home to 28 public schools and about 4,753 public school students.
The closest public school to Oakesdale High School is Oakesdale Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Oakesdale High School is ahead of the 44.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment went from 79 in 2020-21 to 80 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. The school's ratio fell from 15.8:1 to 12.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other schools in Oakesdale School District
- Oakesdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Oakesdale Elementary School0.0 mi · 73
- 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 High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oakesdale High School?
Oakesdale High School enrolls approximately 80 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Oakesdale High School serve?
Oakesdale High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakesdale High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakesdale High School is approximately 12.1:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakesdale High School?
At Oakesdale High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Oakesdale High School public or private?
Oakesdale High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakesdale School District.
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