Best Public Schools in Oakman, AL

Summary:

The city of Oakman, Alabama is home to two schools, Oakman Middle School (grades PK-8) and Oakman High School (grades 9-12), both of which face a combination of demographic, academic, and resource challenges.

Walker County schools have a significantly higher percentage of white students compared to state and county averages, suggesting a lack of diversity. Oakman Middle School's test scores in math, English, and science are generally below state and county averages, with some grades performing particularly poorly. Oakman High School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 272nd out of 367 Alabama high schools in 2021-2022 to 147th out of 378 in 2023-2024, but its test scores remain below state averages.

Both Oakman Middle School and Oakman High School have a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, over 60%, indicating significant economic challenges in the community. The spending per student at both schools is below the state average, and the student-teacher ratios are relatively high, suggesting potential resource constraints that may contribute to the lower academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakman Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 School St	Oakman	35579	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 622-3611	648	35	18.5	63.0%	587 (90.6%)	37 (5.7%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	46.2	380^th of 684 public elementary schools	44.4%		44.2	389^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.8%	9	44.4	33.9	25.9	26.2	18.0	8.8		44.6	28.4		66.7	43.1	50.0	52.3	47.5	47.1		$8,963	$1,903	$7,056
Oakman High School	Public	9-12	10699 Main St	Oakman	35579	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 622-3381	305	18	17.4	64.3%	277 (90.8%)	14 (4.6%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	55.5	147^th of 378 public high schools	61.1%		33.3	240^th of 371 public high schools	35.3%	93							13.8			33.8							29.5	$10,540	$1,014	$9,522

Cities Near Oakman

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parrish	6.86 mi	1	129^th
Cordova	12.62 mi	3	100^th
Jasper	12.74 mi	11	110^th
Berry	13.29 mi	2	123^rd
Carbon Hill	14.45 mi	3	234^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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