Oakdale Elementary

Oakdale Elementary, a very small primary school in Tomah, Wisconsin, operated by Tomah Area School District, serves 90 students, covering grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 72% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Tomah Area School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 2,970 students; Oakdale Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Oakdale Elementary lists that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American.

On the resource side, On paper, Oakdale Elementary has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Monroe County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Monroe County shows median household earnings sit near $69,467, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monroe County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,845 students), Oakdale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Tomah Area Montessori School, around 4.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Oakdale Elementary's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 85 (now 90). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 2% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Oakdale Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.