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Oakdale Junior High

Q: Is Oakdale Junior High a good school?

Oakdale Junior High ranks 1319 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 52% of California middle schools

Summary

Oakdale Junior High is a public middle school serving about 780 students in grades 7-8 in the Oakdale Joint Unified district, representing a solid, average-performing school in the region that has shown good recovery since the pandemic.

The school has a particular strength in science, where its students outperform both the district and state averages, and it has made impressive recent progress in supporting its English Learner students. However, mathematics is a consistent area for improvement, as proficiency rates lag behind other subjects. The school spends more per student than many nearby schools, but its overall academic results are in the middle of the pack compared to neighbors like higher-performing Hickman Middle and Elizabeth Ustach Middle, while outperforming schools such as Cardozo Middle and La Loma Junior High.

Attendance has improved from pandemic highs, and the school serves students with special education needs relatively well. Notably, female students consistently outperform male students here, a gap that has persisted over time. For parents, Oakdale Junior High offers a stable environment with a standout science program, but families may want to inquire about specific math support and how resources are being used to address ongoing academic challenges.

780

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,324

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Maag Ave.
Oakdale, CA 95361-9625

(209) 847-2294

District: Oakdale Joint Unified

Students who attend Oakdale Junior High usually attend:

High:

Oakdale High

Feeder schools for Oakdale Junior High:

Elementary:	Cloverland Elementary
	Fair Oaks Elementary
	Magnolia Elementary
	Sierra View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Hispanic:

42.4%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,319^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

768^th of 1,543Oakdale Joint Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1319 of 2761	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	1029 of 2783	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	1256 of 2781	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	1477 of 2740	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	611 of 894	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1346 of 2715	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	1199 of 2480	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.6	1383 of 2508	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	1244 of 2497	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.9	1450 of 2477	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.5	1162 of 2379	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	1047 of 2259	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.2	1166 of 2236	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	1235 of 2179	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.7	1087 of 2063	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	959 of 2005	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.7	628 of 1999	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.3	807 of 1804	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.5	809 of 1777	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.0	576 of 1769	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	907 of 1531	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	293 of 354	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1453 of 1491	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	991 of 1369	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	659 of 1478	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	1249 of 1521	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1134 of 1540	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	355 of 363	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1280 of 1442	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1155 of 1364	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1176 of 2533	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	945 of 2551	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	1190 of 2531	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	1376 of 2509	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	515 of 738	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1286 of 2380	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1280 of 2262	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1216 of 2395	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	1119 of 2388	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	1038 of 2374	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	1350 of 2359	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1494 of 2213	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1327 of 2072	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1620 of 2542	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1240 of 2579	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	1138 of 2531	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	1804 of 2458	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	557 of 721	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1528 of 2369	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1540 of 2230	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	1314 of 2534	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	987 of 2552	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1135 of 2538	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	1355 of 2527	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	499 of 763	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1214 of 2407	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	1030 of 2273	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.1	345 of 701	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.6	558 of 677	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	546 of 665	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	736 of 1566	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	724 of 1552	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	805 of 1531	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1065 of 1520	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	841 of 1537	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1037 of 1543	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1146 of 1555	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1084 of 1602	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1005 of 1496	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)55th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)51st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakdale Junior High	Public	7-8	400 Maag Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-2294	780	35	22.0	38.3%	401 (51.4%)	9 (1.2%)	331 (42.4%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.2%)	45.3	1319^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		54.5	1029^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.0%	290																		33.7	33.7				43.8	45.9	44.9				25.9	25.5	25.7	$20,324	$19,678	$646
Cardozo Middle	Public	6-8	3525 Santa Fe St.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2591	544	28	19.4	82.5%	87 (16.0%)	3 (0.6%)	427 (78.5%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	21.5	2169^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.4%		20.6	2235^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.7%	66	3.3	7.0	7.7	6.3	13.3	23.3	7.7	15.2	6.7	32.6	7.7	17.0	0.0	4.7	12.8	6.3		12.9	12.9			32.5	36.1	34.4	34.4			13.8	16.3	10.3	13.3	$22,306	$20,824	$1,482
Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	906	43	21.3	52.6%	262 (28.9%)	31 (3.4%)	437 (48.2%)	90 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	76 (8.4%)	54.2	1067^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		58.4	922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	66.9%	145																		27.9	27.9			51.8	47.0	51.0	49.9			41.0	31.4	34.4	35.4	$20,931	$20,262	$669
Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Kodiak Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3000	1,016	50	20.4	56.3%	255 (25.1%)	17 (1.7%)	510 (50.2%)	145 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.8%)	60.3	901^st of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%		66.7	753^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	148																		37.2	37.2			44.6	48.1	46.2	46.4			33.7	44.2	51.8	43.8	$19,647	$18,950	$697
Lucille Whitehead Intermediate	Public	4-6	119 North Reinway Ave.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Waterford Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1080	355	14	25.5	88.7%	82 (23.1%)	7 (2.0%)	251 (70.7%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)																	19.3		19.3	41.1	19.5	24.4			27.9	42.3	12.5	18.3			23.8	$7,080	$4,614	$2,466
Waterford Junior	Public	7-8	12916 Bentley St.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Waterford Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-2382	260	15	17.7	93.8%	60 (23.1%)	2 (0.8%)	181 (69.6%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	47.9	1236^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%		56	992^nd of 2783 public middle schools	64.4%	244																		27.6	27.6				44.4	41.5	42.9				37.5	32.3	34.8	$5,875	$3,784	$2,091
Norman N. Glick Middle	Public	7-8	400 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 577-3945	602	29	20.6	80.6%	105 (17.4%)	23 (3.8%)	414 (68.8%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.7	1528^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		28.7	1868^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.9%	340																		21.7	21.7				50.0	47.4	48.7				20.3	18.8	19.6	$1,651	$338	$1,313
El Portal Middle	Public	6-8	805 First St.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7095	587	30	19.6	55.4%	258 (44.0%)	6 (1.0%)	300 (51.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	32.2	1750^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.6%		44.1	1338^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	412	0.0			0.0	0.0			0.0	6.3			6.3	0.0			0.0		21.2	21.2			25.0	42.6	30.7	33.2			16.8	25.8	36.0	26.2	$14,632	$14,230	$402
Somerset Middle	Public	6-8	1037 Floyd Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5300	947	45	20.8	74.0%	242 (25.6%)	34 (3.6%)	499 (52.7%)	85 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	72 (7.6%)	38.3	1536^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.4%		32.5	1724^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.1%	188																		25.2	25.2			35.1	39.5	42.9	39.2			28.4	24.6	29.8	27.7	$20,336	$19,662	$674
Hickman Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	13306 Fourth St.	Hickman	95323	Stanislaus County	Hickman Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1816	141	7	20.6	36.2%	80 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (34.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	76.8	544^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.3%		69.9	690^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.2%	146																		43.6	43.6			57.7	68.8	64.1	63.3			53.9	43.8	41.0	46.8	$20,864	$20,684	$180

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakdale Junior High

What district is Oakdale Junior High in?

Oakdale Joint Unified

Is Oakdale Junior High a good school?

Oakdale Junior High ranks 1319^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Oakdale Junior High attend?

Students who attend Oakdale Junior High usually go on to attend Oakdale High

How many students attend Oakdale Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Oakdale Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Oakdale Junior High?

Students at Oakdale Junior High are 51% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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