The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in Math. The lowest is 23% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Oakville Elementary
Oakville Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in a small, rural community. The school is the elementary campus within a consolidated district that connects to a single middle school and high school, all on one campus. The student body is small, and just over half of the students are white, with a substantial share being American Indian or Alaska Native, and a smaller but meaningful Hispanic presence. Most students come from families with lower household income, as indicated by the share qualifying for free or reduced-price meals.
The elementary school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. State testing results are available for grades three through five. Across those tested grades, math proficiency in grade four ran higher than in grades three and five, where the share of students meeting the state standard was modest. English language arts scores showed a similar pattern, with grade four the strongest and grades three and five lower. Science, tested only in grade five, yielded results that were low. When placed against all other districts in Grays Harbor County, Oakville Elementary’s overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint of the county, meaning that most of its neighboring districts reported higher combined scores across subjects and grades.
No chronic absenteeism data was available, and the school’s staffing information was not reported in the data provided. Parents interested in class sizes, teacher experience, or special education and English learner support would need to check with the school or district directly, as those counts were absent. The school does not appear to be a magnet or charter school.
Oakville itself is a small town, divided by a busy highway and bordered on the east by the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. The town’s commercial strip consists of a handful of small businesses, and the school campus sits separate from that core. The district recently rebuilt the elementary school with funding from a bond measure and a state modernization grant, so the physical plant is new as of late 2022. The community holds several annual events, including a summer parade that briefly shuts down the highway and a zucchini-themed festival. The town’s population has grown slowly since the last census, and the Chehalis River floods the area periodically, affecting homes and roads.
For a family considering this school, the picture is one of a small, rural elementary serving a high-need population. Academic proficiency in the tested grades is below the typical level for Grays Harbor County, particularly in science and in some of the elementary math and reading years. The school’s setting is quiet and close-knit, with a recent investment in the building itself. Parents may want to ask about the school’s academic interventions, enrichment offerings, and how the district supports students who are just below the proficiency mark, since those details do not appear in the data reviewed here.
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