The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Oakland Elementary School
Oakland Elementary School is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fourth grade in the small Douglas County town of Oakland. The school is part of the Oakland SD 1 district, and no recent district-wide changes such as bond measures or curriculum shifts were publicly reported.
State testing data from the 2024–2025 school year places this school in a favorable position relative to other districts in Douglas County. When the mean proficiency rate across tested subjects and grades is compared, Oakland Elementary falls in the top quartile among the county’s districts. That said, the specific proficiency rates for the school’s own grades tell a more moderate story. In third grade, just under three in ten students met the bar in math, and a similar share did so in English language arts. Fourth-grade performance was higher: roughly four in ten scored proficient in math, and about half reached proficiency in ELA. Because the testing program began only in this school year for the available data, there are no multi-year trends to indicate whether performance is rising or declining.
The student body is relatively small. The enrollment is dominated by students who identify as white, with a very small share of students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with a notable share of lower-income households. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about supports for those populations.
Oakland itself is a very small, historic community in the Umpqua Valley foothills, just off Interstate 5. Its compact two-block downtown consists of original late-1800s brick buildings, and over eighty properties are part of the National Register Historic District. The town is primarily residential, with a modest civic core that includes city hall and the historic commercial strip. No major employers were identified in the area; residents likely commute to nearby Roseburg or other larger towns for work. Population growth has been extremely slow, with no large new housing developments mentioned in publicly available sources. Walkability is concentrated in the historic center, and street life is quiet by design—the city describes a place where people greet each other on the street. Home values in the zip code sit between the national median and the Oregon state median, making the area moderately priced by state standards but still above what is typical nationwide.
Because Oakland Elementary serves only primary grades, no graduation rate, chronic absenteeism data, or course access information is available—those measures apply to older grade levels. The school’s relatively strong showing on the county proficiency benchmark suggests it is performing well compared to peer districts, though the within-school rates are mixed and warrant a look at the classroom context. For a family considering this school, the setting is small-town, historical, and slow-changing. The student body is not diverse, and the socioeconomic profile leans lower-income. The academic picture shows a school that, on average, outperforms many Douglas County elementary schools, but a parent would want to understand how their own child’s grade and subject needs align with the specific proficiency levels reported.
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