Oakland Elementary, Oakland KY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Oakland Elementary

Oakland Elementary is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the small, historically rural town of Oakland, Kentucky. It is part of the Warren County school district, which also serves the Bowling Green metropolitan area. The school’s enrollment is moderate for an elementary campus, and it draws its student body from a village that describes itself as quiet and quaint, with a population that has remained very small and a historic village character preserved through a National Register listing. The surrounding housing market shows home values in the area that are moderately above the state benchmark, suggesting a community where housing costs are a meaningful but not extreme factor for families.

The student body at Oakland Elementary is diverse in its composition. White students make up a little more than half of the enrollment. Black students, Hispanic students, and students identifying as two or more races each constitute a substantial share. Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students are present in very small numbers. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a population with significant economic need. Data on special education identification rates and English learner status were not available in the records provided.

This school’s academic performance on the Kentucky Summative Assessment presents a clear picture for parents to consider. Across the tested grade levels and subjects, the proportion of students reaching proficiency, defined as scoring at Levels 3 or 4, is consistently low. In mathematics, the proficiency rate across grades three through six sits in a narrow range, with the highest share of students scoring proficient in sixth grade and the lowest in fifth. In English language arts, the pattern is similar, with the share of students proficient generally increasing from third to sixth grade, though the sixth-grade rate is the only one that approaches half of students. Science, assessed only in fourth grade, and social studies, assessed only in fifth grade, show notably low proficiency rates. Compared to other districts in Warren County, the school sits in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency, a weak signal that a parent may want to explore further with the school or district.

Because Oakland Elementary serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. The school’s grade span also means that programmatic analysis common for high schools, such as access to Advanced Placement, career pathways, or dual-credit courses, does not apply. No information on course access, staffing ratios, or disciplinary data was available in the provided materials.

The town of Oakland itself offers very little in the way of commercial or civic infrastructure beyond a compact village center. Street life is minimal, and there is no indication of dedicated public transportation, parks, or a library branch within the town limits. Most employment and larger commercial amenities are likely found in nearby Bowling Green. The town’s population growth trajectory has been flat, and the orientation is toward preservation rather than expansion. For families considering this school, the immediate community environment is quiet and small, with the understanding that the school is part of a larger county district that likely draws on resources from the broader metro area. The absence of specific data on the Warren County district’s recent changes means this read cannot speak to district-level initiatives that might affect Oakland Elementary, such as curriculum revisions or facility investments.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 44% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 46% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 39% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 53% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 49% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 48% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 47% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 59% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 417%

School 17% · District 40% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 34% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

This schoolWarren County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income38%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income41%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income13%18 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income50%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income35%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income44%15 pp gap