Oak Park Elementary School

Summary:

Oak Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Decatur, Alabama, serving 503 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Decatur City School District, which is ranked 92 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Park Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (40.36%) and African American (31.61%) students compared to the state average. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 495-666 out of 680-692 schools over the past 8 years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly lower than the Decatur City and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly for its White, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups.

The nearby schools in the Decatur City district, such as Chestnut Grove Elementary School, Woodmeade Elementary School, and Walter Jackson Elementary School, generally perform better academically than Oak Park Elementary, with higher proficiency rates on state assessments and higher statewide rankings. Additionally, Oak Park Elementary has a very high percentage of students (over 80%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may be contributing to the school's challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1218 16th Ave SE
       Decatur, AL  35601-3293


(256) 552-3033

District: Decatur City

SchoolDigger Rank:
666th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,212 Help


Students who attend Oak Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Decatur Middle School
High:    Decatur High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  503

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.4%
African American:
31.6%
White:
20.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Oak Park Elementary School ranks worse than 97.4% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Decatur City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.03. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Oak Park Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Decatur City School District. Student population at Oak Park Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.4%), African American (31.6%), White (20.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oak Park Elementary School is 16.4, which is the 5th best among 11 elementary schools in the Decatur City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oak Park Elementary School is $14,212, which is the 2nd highest among 11 elementary schools in the Decatur City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oak Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Park Elementary School 666th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Oak Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Decatur City:

SchoolDigger ranks Decatur City 92nd of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Oak Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 25.12 507th 623 18.6%
2005 8.29 679th 688 1.3%
2006 24.21 594th 689 13.8%
2007 40.06 483rd 698 30.8%
2008 33.83 538th 698 22.9%
2009 39.78 488th 696 29.9%
2010 21.79 627th 704 10.9%
2011 30.49 576th 709 18.8%
2012 26.22 595th 696 14.5%
2013 22.79 630th 696 9.5%
2014 17.34 605th 695 12.9%
2015 10.39 651st 691 5.8%
2016 25.17 531st 691 23.2%
2017 21.03 564th 688 18.0%
2018 17.72 570th 680 16.2%
2019 18.39 564th 681 17.2%
2021 24.19 517th 692 25.3%
2022 27.67 495th 687 27.9%
2023 18.06 550th 680 19.1%
2024 7.03 666th 684 2.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.88 48th 65 26.2%
2019 41.71 41st 74 44.6%
2021 44.39 45th 100 55.0%
2022 38.38 71st 110 35.5%
2023 48.50 56th 123 54.5%
2024 18.92 126th 131 3.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.07 300th 344 12.8%
2019 25.24 322nd 392 17.9%
2021 24.91 331st 398 16.8%
2022 20.78 309th 345 10.4%
2023 17.04 349th 373 6.4%
2024 19.70 352nd 395 10.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 27.56 448th 567 21.0%
2018 27.72 506th 651 22.3%
2019 37.07 433rd 649 33.3%
2021 27.97 474th 653 27.4%
2022 32.68 453rd 651 30.4%
2023 30.44 455th 623 27.0%
2024 8.97 649th 670 3.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 26.02 496th 639 22.4%
2018 16.98 555th 640 13.3%
2019 18.86 542nd 646 16.1%
2021 26.35 480th 656 26.8%
2022 36.23 427th 656 34.9%
2023 24.89 496th 645 23.1%
2024 8.66 629th 650 3.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 20.07 529th 639 17.2%
2018 21.22 524th 650 19.4%
2019 19.97 538th 650 17.2%
2021 25.57 493rd 669 26.3%
2022 24.94 503rd 669 24.8%
2023 15.03 554th 649 14.6%
2024 7.66 637th 655 2.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 35.57 216th 336 35.7%
2018 30.73 322nd 423 23.9%
2019 13.34 417th 426 2.1%
2021 38.65 246th 426 42.3%
2022 48.15 191st 426 55.2%
2023 40.94 235th 427 45.0%
2024 18.98 385th 420 8.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 33.82 96th 130 26.2%
2018 47.26 68th 140 51.4%
2019 46.09 78th 152 48.7%
2021 35.73 109th 164 33.5%
2022 43.21 104th 175 40.6%
2023 34.00 124th 184 32.6%
2024 13.35 190th 196 3.1%
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Rank History for White students at Oak Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.57 506th 508 0.4%
2019 11.42 499th 529 5.7%
2021 10.96 517th 539 4.1%
2022 18.22 486th 540 10.0%
2023 6.01 517th 528 2.1%
2024 2.00 534th 535 0.2%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Oak Park Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 461 461
1989 271 141 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 412
1990 239 156 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1991 256 167 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 426
1992 268 151 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 423
1993 261 166 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1994 229 161 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 396
1995 203 144 4 13 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1996 203 144 4 13 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1997 216 143 4 28 1 n/a n/a 0 392
1998 194 168 5 51 7 n/a n/a 0 425
1999 177 167 4 55 6 n/a n/a 0 409
2000 175 164 4 82 4 n/a n/a 0 429
2001 193 151 5 113 4 n/a n/a 1 467
2002 183 118 5 135 5 n/a n/a 0 446
2003 183 118 5 135 5 n/a n/a 0 446
2004 179 140 3 161 5 n/a n/a 5 493
2005 156 159 8 174 3 n/a n/a 0 500
2006 142 139 6 167 1 n/a n/a 11 466
2007 173 145 4 132 3 n/a n/a 12 469
2008 149 132 4 131 1 n/a n/a 0 417
2009 128 127 2 138 1 n/a n/a 0 396
2010 138 137 5 159 1 n/a n/a 11 451
2012 151 122 2 129 0 0 15 0 419
2013 153 129 0 131 0 0 18 0 431
2014 138 145 0 150 0 0 18 0 451
2015 121 153 0 143 0 0 23 0 440
2016 98 149 2 154 1 0 20 0 424
2017 107 135 1 142 1 0 15 0 401
2018 95 128 0 157 1 1 11 0 393
2019 113 113 0 181 1 2 16 0 426
2020 124 104 0 184 2 1 29 0 444
2021 112 137 2 183 1 1 10 0 446
2022 105 163 1 182 0 0 18 0 469
2023 105 159 1 203 0 3 32 0 503

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oak Park Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 461 28.0 16.4 0
1989 412 29.0 14.2 n/a
1990 397 26.0 15.2 0
1991 426 30.0 14.2 n/a
1992 423 33.0 12.8 n/a
1993 431 34.0 12.7 n/a
1994 396 33.9 11.7 n/a
1995 364 34.0 10.7 n/a
1996 364 34.0 10.7 n/a
1997 392 34.2 11.5 68.9
1998 425 34.2 12.4 71.5
1999 409 34.3 11.9 82.4
2000 429 38.0 11.3 80.4
2001 467 40.5 11.5 80.5
2002 446 36.7 12.2 85.4
2003 446 36.7 12.2 85.4
2004 493 42.7 11.5 89.3
2005 500 44.0 11.4 91.2
2006 466 47.0 9.7 93.8
2007 469 45.0 10.4 84.5
2008 417 43.5 9.6 82.7
2009 396 40.1 9.8 81.6
2010 451 44.5 10.1 86.4
2012 419 39.5 10.6 84.2
2013 431 44.5 9.6 84.9
2014 451 39.0 11.5 86.3
2015 440 28.0 15.7 63
2016 424 32.0 13.2 61.6
2017 401 30.3 13.2 67.6
2018 393 27.3 14.3 89.6
2019 426 30.0 14.2 81.5
2020 444 31.5 14.0 78.8
2021 446 29.5 15.1 79.1
2022 469 23.5 19.9 80.8
2023 503 30.5 16.4 83.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oak Park Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 461 28.0 16.4 0
1989 412 29.0 14.2 n/a
1990 397 26.0 15.2 0
1991 426 30.0 14.2 n/a
1992 423 33.0 12.8 n/a
1993 431 34.0 12.7 n/a
1994 396 33.9 11.7 n/a
1995 364 34.0 10.7 n/a
1996 364 34.0 10.7 n/a
1997 392 34.2 11.5 68.9
1998 425 34.2 12.4 71.5
1999 409 34.3 11.9 82.4
2000 429 38.0 11.3 80.4
2001 467 40.5 11.5 80.5
2002 446 36.7 12.2 85.4
2003 446 36.7 12.2 85.4
2004 493 42.7 11.5 89.3
2005 500 44.0 11.4 91.2
2006 466 47.0 9.7 93.8
2007 469 45.0 10.4 84.5
2008 417 43.5 9.6 82.7
2009 396 40.1 9.8 81.6
2010 451 44.5 10.1 86.4
2012 419 39.5 10.6 84.2
2013 431 44.5 9.6 84.9
2014 451 39.0 11.5 86.3
2015 440 28.0 15.7 63
2016 424 32.0 13.2 61.6
2017 401 30.3 13.2 67.6
2018 393 27.3 14.3 89.6
2019 426 30.0 14.2 81.5
2020 444 31.5 14.0 78.8
2021 446 29.5 15.1 79.1
2022 469 23.5 19.9 80.8
2023 503 30.5 16.4 83.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Oak Park Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,829 (19.9%) $11,384 (80.1%) $14,212

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Oak Park Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 564th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 550th of 680 Elementary schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Oak Park Elementary School)41.112.7
 28.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Decatur City)60.238.4
 21.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Oak Park Elementary School)32.822.1
 10.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Decatur City)45.935.1
 10.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Oak Park Elementary School)18.522.4
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Decatur City)46.332.3
 14%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students426503
 18.1%
African American113159
 40.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic181203
 12.2%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White113105
 7.1%
Two or More Races1632
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.5%83.9%
 2.4%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 503 students attended Oak Park Elementary School.

Oak Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

Students who attend Oak Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Decatur Middle School
High : Decatur High School

Students at Oak Park Elementary School are 40% Hispanic, 32% African American, 21% White, 6% Two or more races.


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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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