Oakdale Public School, Edmond OK

Original Research by School Decision on Oakdale Public School

Oakdale Public School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the far northern edge of Edmond, a suburb that has grown steadily and remains a sought-after location for families who work in Oklahoma City or at the University of Central Oklahoma. The school operates as a single-site, non-charter public school within a small district of the same name, and its grade configuration means that children who start here will eventually need to transfer to a high school elsewhere, most likely within one of Edmond's larger comprehensive districts.

The student body is relatively small for a suburban school of this grade span, and the demographic profile leans heavily toward white families, with a modest share of Hispanic, Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Free-and-reduced-price lunch data was not reported, so a parent would need to ask the school directly about the economic diversity of the community. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no advanced placement or career-technical course access data is available for this level.

On state assessments administered under Oklahoma's testing program, Oakdale posts results that, when averaged across all tested subjects and grades, place it in the top quarter of districts in Oklahoma County. That is a strong position. The proficiency rates vary notably across grade levels and subjects, which gives a more nuanced picture than a single number. In elementary grades, math and English language arts performance is generally solid, with the strongest showing in third-grade math and fifth-grade science. The fifth-grade science result and the eighth-grade math result are both high. There is a dip in proficiency in sixth-grade math and seventh-grade English language arts, where the share of students scoring proficient or above falls below the midpoint of the school's own range, though neither is low by a wide national margin. A parent may want to ask how the school supports students during the middle school transition years, particularly in math.

The school's setting in Edmond is suburban and car-dependent, with a historic downtown and the University of Central Oklahoma as civic anchors. The housing market in the zip code where the school sits shows home values that are notably above the state benchmark and slightly below the national average, but still substantial. Rents have been rising in the area, and the combination of home prices and rents suggests that the neighborhood around the school is generally economically comfortable. Edmond's population has grown steadily over recent decades, and the city maintains an active capital improvement program and a sustainability plan that addresses future growth areas.

There is no data available on discipline, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, or special education and English learner populations for this school. A parent considering Oakdale should reach out to the school directly for information on class sizes, special education services, and school climate, as those factors are not captured in the available records. The district itself did not appear in searches for recent major changes or strategic initiatives, so the school's trajectory appears stable but without publicly reported new programming or facility upgrades in the near term.

For a family looking for a PK-8 school where academic performance is consistently strong relative to other schools in the county, and where the surrounding community is a well-educated, growing suburb with a university presence, Oakdale fits that description. The dips in middle-school math and reading proficiency are worth investigating, but the overall pattern is one of solid achievement, particularly in the elementary years and in science. Because the school ends at eighth grade, any family living here will need to plan for the high school transition, and the local high school options in Edmond are plentiful.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 382%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 53 pts above state median · ▲ 59 pts above county median

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 55 pts above county median

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 759%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 886%

School 86% · District 86%

▲ 73 pts above state median · ▲ 74 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 52 pts above county median

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 749%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 51 pts above county median

Science

Grade 586%

School 86% · District 86%

▲ 62 pts above state median · ▲ 68 pts above county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 50 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

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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 4Lower-income50%Higher-income86%36 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income39%Higher-income74%36 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income12%Higher-income76%64 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income89%39 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income46%Higher-income70%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income35%Higher-income86%51 pp gap