Summary:
The Oakdale Joint Unified district serves about 5,100 students across nine schools, including four elementary schools, a junior high, three high schools, and an online academy, offering a range of educational options in this Central Valley community.
Families will find consistently strong elementary education, with Cloverland Elementary, Sierra View Elementary, and Fair Oaks Elementary all performing well above average; Magnolia Elementary, however, lags behind its peers. The district's main comprehensive high school, Oakdale High, boasts a very high graduation rate and solid English scores, though math proficiency is a challenge district-wide, especially at East Stanislaus High and the Valley Oak Online Learning Academy.
Key factors for parents to consider are student attendance and math support. Schools with high chronic absenteeism, like East Stanislaus High, struggle academically, while those with better attendance perform well. The alternative Oakdale Charter shows strong results with high graduation and attendance, demonstrating that effective programs exist across different models. Overall, the district graduates students at an excellent rate, but ensuring they are fully prepared in core subjects like math remains a focus area.
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