Oakbrook Elementary

Summary:

Oakbrook Elementary is a public elementary school in Ladson, South Carolina, serving 595 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dorchester 02 School District, which is ranked 17th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Oakbrook Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 36.47% White, 40.34% African American, 12.27% Hispanic, 3.03% Asian, and 7.56% two or more races. However, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.19% to 78.99% over the past few years, significantly higher than nearby schools like Fort Dorchester Elementary and Joseph R. Pye Elementary. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 15.5, compared to schools like Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary and James H. Spann Elementary.

Academically, Oakbrook Elementary's performance has been mixed compared to the Dorchester 02 School District and the state average, with some improvement in recent years but still lagging behind in several grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with relatively strong results for African American students but weaker performance for other subgroups. Compared to nearby schools, Oakbrook Elementary generally performs in the middle to lower range, with some exceptions like Fort Dorchester Elementary and Joseph R. Pye Elementary, which consistently outperform Oakbrook Elementary on state assessments.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 306 Old Fort Drive
       Ladson, SC  29456


(843) 821-1165

District: Dorchester 02

SchoolDigger Rank:
377th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,135 Help


Students who attend Oakbrook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Oakbrook Middle
    Rollings Middle School of the Arts

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  595

Racial breakdown:

African American:
40.3%
White:
36.5%
Hispanic:
12.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Oakbrook Elementary ranks worse than 59.1% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 12th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Dorchester 02 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.72. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Oakbrook Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Dorchester 02 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oakbrook Elementary is $12,135, which is the 5th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Dorchester 02 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oakbrook Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakbrook Elementary 377th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Oakbrook Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Male students:
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White students:


Dorchester 02:

SchoolDigger ranks Dorchester 02 17th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Oakbrook Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Oakbrook Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 76.25 114th 542 79.0%
2004 75.23 131st 550 76.2%
2005 81.70 71st 557 87.3%
2006 80.72 79th 559 85.9%
2007 80.29 81st 566 85.7%
2008 74.89 113th 577 80.4%
2009 67.20 180th 580 69.0%
2010 75.66 121st 589 79.5%
2011 71.93 153rd 597 74.4%
2012 76.33 112th 594 81.1%
2013 78.50 102nd 599 83.0%
2014 64.36 224th 630 64.4%
2015 70.27 133rd 638 79.2%
2016 66.96 189th 619 69.5%
2017 74.94 141st 639 77.9%
2018 60.57 239th 624 61.7%
2019 59.62 257th 643 60.0%
2021 42.35 362nd 622 41.8%
2022 52.60 293rd 625 53.1%
2023 54.59 281st 644 56.4%
2024 40.72 377th 638 40.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oakbrook Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.08 224th 588 61.9%
2019 55.87 275th 600 54.2%
2021 38.22 374th 580 35.5%
2022 45.39 331st 600 44.8%
2023 60.73 222nd 608 63.5%
2024 41.15 364th 599 39.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Oakbrook Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.31 252nd 570 55.8%
2019 59.02 239th 588 59.4%
2021 43.40 310th 554 44.0%
2022 61.95 210th 573 63.4%
2023 57.44 242nd 580 58.3%
2024 41.97 340th 565 39.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Oakbrook Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.69 56th 189 70.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Oakbrook Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.47 217th 571 62.0%
2019 55.76 264th 590 55.3%
2021 35.79 369th 561 34.2%
2022 39.59 357th 579 38.3%
2023 47.19 301st 582 48.3%
2024 36.45 361st 568 36.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Oakbrook Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.13 128th 412 68.9%
2019 51.42 203rd 421 51.8%
2021 56.27 127th 350 63.7%
2022 67.40 93rd 393 76.3%
2023 65.67 108th 394 72.6%
2024 41.82 219th 369 40.7%
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Rank History for White students at Oakbrook Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.35 203rd 457 55.6%
2019 58.50 204th 472 56.8%
2021 39.15 278th 439 36.7%
2022 58.41 198th 455 56.5%
2023 53.88 228th 463 50.8%
2024 53.18 225th 441 49.0%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina 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: South Carolina Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Oakbrook Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 620 154 19 12 0 n/a n/a 0 805
1990 713 171 19 17 0 n/a n/a 0 920
1991 788 184 20 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1004
1992 615 150 15 12 0 n/a n/a 0 792
1993 661 110 16 4 3 n/a n/a 0 794
1994 689 125 22 12 1 n/a n/a 0 849
1995 669 130 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 812
1996 669 130 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 812
1997 703 129 8 9 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1998 718 148 11 7 3 n/a n/a 0 887
1999 709 184 21 11 3 n/a n/a 0 928
2000 648 154 20 15 2 n/a n/a 0 839
2001 645 177 19 12 3 n/a n/a 0 856
2002 598 204 10 18 6 n/a n/a 1 837
2003 598 204 10 18 6 n/a n/a 1 837
2004 618 204 21 31 8 n/a n/a 5 887
2005 692 231 34 29 9 n/a n/a 6 1001
2006 741 238 36 37 6 n/a n/a 6 1064
2007 773 322 37 49 6 n/a n/a 0 1187
2008 669 345 33 50 4 n/a n/a 0 1101
2009 645 402 33 42 8 n/a n/a 0 1130
2010 625 449 33 45 11 n/a n/a 0 1163
2011 617 452 25 52 8 2 0 0 1156
2012 454 253 28 35 3 1 12 0 786
2013 446 236 28 38 2 1 35 0 786
2014 452 221 30 52 1 1 49 0 806
2015 472 214 25 49 1 2 38 0 801
2016 490 252 22 63 1 0 40 0 868
2017 343 240 6 50 0 0 36 0 675
2018 344 249 9 54 0 1 54 0 711
2019 317 249 9 53 0 1 54 0 683
2020 290 263 8 60 0 1 44 0 666
2021 233 255 7 65 0 0 58 0 618
2022 216 260 11 62 0 0 48 0 597
2023 217 240 18 73 1 1 45 0 595

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 Oakbrook Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 805 39.6 20.3 n/a
1990 920 46.1 19.9 n/a
1991 1004 47.8 21.0 10.2
1992 792 41.7 18.9 10.5
1993 794 42.0 18.9 13.9
1994 849 47.0 18.1 13.5
1995 812 45.0 18.0 16.9
1996 812 45.0 18.0 16.9
1997 849 49.0 17.3 18.5
1998 887 54.0 16.4 20.6
1999 928 56.0 16.6 25.5
2000 839 54.5 15.4 19.7
2001 856 57.5 14.9 20.4
2002 837 51.5 16.3 27.9
2003 837 51.5 16.3 27.9
2004 887 54.0 16.4 29.1
2005 1001 62.0 16.1 28.1
2006 1064 64.0 16.6 27.1
2007 1187 82.0 14.5 29.9
2008 1101 68.5 16.1 35.7
2009 1130 67.5 16.7 38.3
2010 1163 69.0 16.8 45.7
2011 1156 69.0 16.7 45.6
2012 786 50.7 15.5 36.4
2013 786 51.8 15.1 38.4
2014 806 48.8 16.5 41.3
2015 801 48.0 16.6 35.2
2016 868 53.0 16.3 38.9
2017 675 43.8 15.4 49.5
2018 711 48.0 14.8 48.4
2019 683 42.0 16.2 49.9
2020 666 40.0 16.6 55
2021 618 43.2 14.3 60.2
2022 597 44.6 13.3 69
2023 595 38.3 15.5 79

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 Oakbrook Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 805 39.6 20.3 n/a
1990 920 46.1 19.9 n/a
1991 1004 47.8 21.0 10.2
1992 792 41.7 18.9 10.5
1993 794 42.0 18.9 13.9
1994 849 47.0 18.1 13.5
1995 812 45.0 18.0 16.9
1996 812 45.0 18.0 16.9
1997 849 49.0 17.3 18.5
1998 887 54.0 16.4 20.6
1999 928 56.0 16.6 25.5
2000 839 54.5 15.4 19.7
2001 856 57.5 14.9 20.4
2002 837 51.5 16.3 27.9
2003 837 51.5 16.3 27.9
2004 887 54.0 16.4 29.1
2005 1001 62.0 16.1 28.1
2006 1064 64.0 16.6 27.1
2007 1187 82.0 14.5 29.9
2008 1101 68.5 16.1 35.7
2009 1130 67.5 16.7 38.3
2010 1163 69.0 16.8 45.7
2011 1156 69.0 16.7 45.6
2012 786 50.7 15.5 36.4
2013 786 51.8 15.1 38.4
2014 806 48.8 16.5 41.3
2015 801 48.0 16.6 35.2
2016 868 53.0 16.3 38.9
2017 675 43.8 15.4 49.5
2018 711 48.0 14.8 48.4
2019 683 42.0 16.2 49.9
2020 666 40.0 16.6 55
2021 618 43.2 14.3 60.2
2022 597 44.6 13.3 69
2023 595 38.3 15.5 79

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 Oakbrook Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $854 (8.2%) $419 (4.0%) $1,274 (12.3%) $7,556 (72.9%) $1,538 (14.8%) $9,095 (87.7%) $10,368
2020 $779 (7.9%) $528 (5.3%) $1,306 (13.2%) $7,320 (74.1%) $1,249 (12.6%) $8,569 (86.8%) $9,875
2021 $1,171 (11.0%) $738 (6.9%) $1,909 (17.9%) $7,583 (71.2%) $1,155 (10.8%) $8,738 (82.1%) $10,647
2022 $975 (8.9%) $783 (7.1%) $1,758 (16.0%) $8,080 (73.6%) $1,144 (10.4%) $9,223 (84.0%) $10,981
2023 $1,203 (9.9%) $900 (7.4%) $2,104 (17.3%) $8,650 (71.3%) $1,382 (11.4%) $10,032 (82.7%) $12,135

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Oakbrook Elementary

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 257th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 281st of 644 Elementary schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oakbrook Elementary)52.955.7
 2.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dorchester 02)61.261.8
 0.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Oakbrook Elementary)5053.7
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dorchester 02)65.358.1
 7.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Oakbrook Elementary)46.239.1
 7.1%
   4th Grade Science (Dorchester 02)58.253.7
 4.5%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Oakbrook Elementary)55.661.8
 6.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Dorchester 02)61.567.1
 5.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Oakbrook Elementary)46.244.5
 1.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dorchester 02)60.152.9
 7.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Oakbrook Elementary)50.755.8
 5.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Dorchester 02)53.565.3
 11.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Oakbrook Elementary)44.543.2
 1.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dorchester 02)51.950.8
 1.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students683595
 12.9%
African American249240
 3.6%
American Indian01
Asian918
 100%
Hispanic5373
 37.7%
Pacific Islander11
White317217
 31.5%
Two or More Races5445
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.9%79%
 29.1%


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Students who attend Oakbrook Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oakbrook Middle
Middle : Rollings Middle School of the Arts

In the 2022-23 school year, 595 students attended Oakbrook Elementary.

Oakbrook Elementary ranks 377th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Oakbrook Elementary are 40% African American, 36% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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