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Oak Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Oak Park Elementary School in Decatur, AL, is a PK-5 school serving 481 students in the Decatur City district, and it is currently in the midst of a remarkable turnaround. After ranking in the bottom 3% of Alabama schools in 2023-2024, Oak Park has climbed 135 places to the 23rd percentile in just two years—the most dramatic improvement of any nearby elementary school. This progress is especially notable given that over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school maintains a favorable 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio, suggesting targeted investments are beginning to pay off.

The most impressive gains are in mathematics. Fourth-grade math proficiency has skyrocketed from 8.82% in 2023-2024 to 45.61% in 2025-2026, now actually exceeding both the district (42.11%) and state (42.07%) averages. Oak Park has also made extraordinary strides with English Language Learner students, who jumped from the 4th percentile to the 66th percentile statewide—earning the school's highest star rating for any subgroup. Hispanic and African American students have similarly moved from the bottom 10% to near the state average. Chronic absenteeism has dropped by 65% over three years, from 19.4% to 6.8%, now well below the state average of 12%.

However, challenges remain. Third-grade English proficiency (26.98%) still lags far behind the district (59.83%) and state (64.75%) averages, and fourth-grade science (20%) is less than half the district average. While Oak Park's fourth-grade math now rivals nearby Walter Jackson Elementary (62.07%), the gap with Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary—a selective-admission school in the 95th percentile—remains significant. Oak Park spends $14,212 per student, higher than most comparable schools like Chestnut Grove ($10,662) and Woodmeade ($9,103), reflecting the district's commitment to this school's success. If current trends continue, Oak Park could become a model for how high-poverty schools achieve meaningful improvement.

481

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,212

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1218 16th Ave SE
Decatur, AL 35601-3293

(256) 552-3033

District: Decatur City

Students who attend Oak Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Decatur Middle School
High:	Decatur High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

African American:

27.7%

White:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg50%

Alabama avg53%

530^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Decatur City

87^th of 140Decatur City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	530 of 686	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	648 of 680	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	666 of 684	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	550 of 680	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	495 of 687	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	517 of 692	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	564 of 681	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	570 of 680	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	564 of 688	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	531 of 691	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	651 of 691	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.3	605 of 695	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	630 of 696	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	595 of 696	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	576 of 709	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	627 of 704	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.8	488 of 696	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.8	538 of 698	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	483 of 698	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.2	594 of 689	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.3	679 of 688	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.1	507 of 623	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	230 of 428	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.6	398 of 427	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	385 of 420	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	235 of 427	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	191 of 426	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	246 of 426	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.3	417 of 426	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	322 of 423	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	216 of 336	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	48 of 143	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.0	95 of 142	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	126 of 131	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	56 of 123	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	71 of 110	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	45 of 100	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	41 of 74	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	48 of 65	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	506 of 651	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	622 of 649	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	629 of 650	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	496 of 645	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	427 of 656	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	480 of 656	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	542 of 646	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	555 of 640	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	496 of 639	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	47 of 90	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.4	188 of 206	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	190 of 196	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	124 of 184	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	104 of 175	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	109 of 164	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	78 of 152	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	68 of 140	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.8	96 of 130	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	503 of 667	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	631 of 660	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	649 of 670	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	455 of 623	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	453 of 651	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	474 of 653	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	433 of 649	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	506 of 651	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	448 of 567	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	498 of 659	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	616 of 651	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	637 of 655	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	554 of 649	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	503 of 669	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	493 of 669	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	538 of 650	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	524 of 650	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	529 of 639	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	272 of 403	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	340 of 403	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	352 of 395	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	349 of 373	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	309 of 345	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	331 of 398	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	322 of 392	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	300 of 344	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	528 of 532	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	534 of 535	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	517 of 528	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	486 of 540	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	517 of 539	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	499 of 529	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	506 of 508	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English36%-29 vs state

Mathematics35%-7 vs state

Science20%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1218 16th Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3033	481	36	13.5	70.9%	76 (15.8%)	133 (27.7%)	236 (49.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	23.3	530^th of 686 public elementary schools	22.7%		8.7	648^th of 680 public elementary schools	4.7%	118	28.1	45.6	32.7	20.0	27.0	38.6	41.7	$14,212	$2,829	$11,384
Walter Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Park St SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3031	251	17	14.9	59.8%	113 (45.0%)	56 (22.3%)	51 (20.3%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	63.6	247^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.0%		62.8	248^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.5%	1	26.2	62.1	50.0	65.5	69.1	75.9	61.8
BanksCaddell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Gordon Dr SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3040	477	29	16.7	76.5%	59 (12.4%)	130 (27.3%)	262 (54.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	27.6	503^rd of 686 public elementary schools	26.7%		17.4	565^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.9%	62	28.6	40.9	18.5	36.6	50.7	51.4	37.7	$11,826	$2,971	$8,854
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 26th Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3043	272	18	15.2	37.1%	179 (65.8%)	46 (16.9%)	22 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	71.4	184^th of 686 public elementary schools	73.2%		73.1	167^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.4%	17	50.0	50.0	58.3	52.5	70.0	67.5	88.9	$15,088	$3,262	$11,825
West Decatur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Memorial Dr Sw	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3027	407	25	16.6	81.1%	41 (10.1%)	76 (18.7%)	276 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	13.2	613^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.6%		14.9	588^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.5%	25	24.6	16.7	22.5	13.1	40.6	30.0	46.0	$10,695	$1,257	$9,437
Austinville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Clara Ave SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3050	463	28	16.3	67.6%	51 (11.0%)	119 (25.7%)	265 (57.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	41.3	423^rd of 686 public elementary schools	38.3%		38.7	436^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.9%	13	47.6	36.7	43.1	40.0	41.3	53.3	60.3	$9,969	$885	$9,084
Woodmeade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 19th Ave SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3023	361	24	15.0	67.6%	55 (15.2%)	93 (25.8%)	179 (49.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.2%)	40.2	431^st of 686 public elementary schools	37.2%		30.8	471^st of 680 public elementary schools	30.7%	40	47.4	20.0	33.3	37.5	66.7	55.0	57.5	$9,103	$1,156	$7,947
Benjamin Davis Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	417 Monroe Dr NW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 552-3025	251	19	13.4	55.4%	96 (38.2%)	85 (33.9%)	52 (20.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	801 Wilson St NW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 552-3056	297	17	17.1	45.8%	144 (48.5%)	85 (28.6%)	49 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	92.2	37^th of 686 public elementary schools	94.6%		92	40^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.1%	3	74.2	70.7	64.0	73.7	93.6	86.9	89.9
Frances Nungester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	726 Tammy St SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3079	428	27	16.1	75.5%	68 (15.9%)	203 (47.4%)	114 (26.6%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	33.1	472^nd of 686 public elementary schools	31.2%		22.8	523^rd of 680 public elementary schools	23.1%	51	38.9	22.2	37.5	33.3	58.3	42.9	58.9	$10,759	$2,768	$7,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Park Elementary School

Is Oak Park Elementary School a good school?

Oak Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Oak Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Oak Park Elementary School.

What district is Oak Park Elementary School in?

Decatur City

What is the racial makeup of Oak Park Elementary School?

Students at Oak Park Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 28% African American, 16% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Oak Park Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Decatur Middle School
High : Decatur High School

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