Best Public Schools in Oakesdale, WA

Summary:

The city of Oakesdale, Washington is home to two schools: Oakesdale Elementary School and Oakesdale High School, which serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade. While the schools share the same district, Oakesdale School District, they exhibit some notable differences in their academic performance and student demographics.

Oakesdale Elementary School stands out for its consistently high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, particularly in the 3rd and 5th grades, where it outperforms the district and state averages. The school also boasts a relatively diverse student population, with 9.46% of students being non-White. Additionally, the elementary school has a higher spending per student at $22,120, which is above the state average, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.5.

In contrast, Oakesdale High School exhibits a more uneven performance, with strong ELA proficiency, especially in 10th grade, but struggles more in Math proficiency compared to the district and state averages. The high school also has a significantly higher spending per student at $28,004, which is well above the state average, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.1. However, the high school's student population is relatively homogeneous, with 97.26% of students being White, in contrast to the more diverse elementary school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WCAS Science (2024)			SBAC English Language Arts (2024)					SBAC Math (2024)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakesdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	First & McCoy Streets	Oakesdale	99158	Whitman County	Oakesdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 285-5296	79	5	16.2	30.4%	73 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	50.6	555^th of 1168 public elementary schools	52.5%		34.4	771^st of 1169 public elementary schools	34.0%	216	46.2		46.2	58.3	46.2			61.5	41.7	61.5				61.5	$22,120	$731	$21,388
Oakesdale High School	Public	6-12	First & McCoy Streets	Oakesdale	99158	Whitman County	Oakesdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 285-5281	79	7	11.8	36.7%	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)		53.3	56.5			50.0	66.7	54.2			33.3	58.3	46.7	39.6	$28,004	$791	$27,213

Cities Near Oakesdale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rosalia	9.03 mi	1
Garfield	9.54 mi	2	77^th
Steptoe	10.08 mi	1
Tekoa	10.36 mi	2	208^th
Saint John	16.34 mi	2	98^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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