Summary
Serving grades 9–12 in Oakdale, California, Oakdale High enrolls 1,563 students. Its clearest academic strength is English language arts (ELA): in 2025–26, 60% of students were proficient, above the state and district, while math and science proficiency were below the state. The school’s most important academic finding is this sharp contrast between strong ELA and weaker math and science.
ELA is a standout among nearby high schools: Oakdale ranked second among seven comparable schools with results, behind James C. Enochs High. Its 60% proficiency was 11 percentage points above the state, 9 above the Oakdale Joint Unified district, and 12 above the nearby-school average of 48%. Math was more mixed: 29% proficiency was 9 points below the state and 10 below the district, but 7 above the nearby-school average; Oakdale ranked fourth among the seven schools. Science was 25%, 11 points below the state and 3 below the district and nearby-school average, also ranking fourth. Graduation is another strength: Oakdale’s 99% rate was 11 points above the state, slightly above the district, and tied with Escalon High.
Results have improved unevenly over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency rose by 10 percentage points, compared with 3 points statewide, while Oakdale’s science proficiency rose by 2 points as the state gained 6; its science gap with the state widened by 3 points. SchoolDigger placed Oakdale in the 57th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, fourth among 10 nearby schools with reported rankings; its percentile was 52 in 2023–24 and 58 in 2024–25. The 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible share was 35%, the lowest among nearby schools with the same measure and year. The student–teacher ratio was 21.6:1 in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure for Multi-racial Students was at the 28th percentile in 2025–26, compared with 57th overall. Its ranking for English Language Learner Students fluctuated notably: 21st percentile in 2021–22, 79th in 2022–23, and 15th in 2023–24.
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