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Oakdale Tk-8

Public Grades K-8
5553rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of California elementary schools
Summary

Oakdale Tk-8 is a public K-8 school serving 559 students in North Highlands, California, within the Twin Rivers Unified school district, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to other local schools.

The school's academic performance is among the lowest in the state, with fewer than 20% of students proficient in English and only about 12% proficient in math and science, which is well below both district and state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 38.7% of students missing too much school, a rate that is the highest among nearby Twin Rivers Unified schools. Interestingly, Oakdale spends more per student ($19,597) than most comparison schools, but these resources have not led to better outcomes, and the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade.

When compared to neighboring schools with similar student populations, Oakdale's struggles stand out. For example, Pioneer Tk-8, located just a few miles away in the same district, achieves significantly higher proficiency rates with similar demographics and lower spending. This suggests that factors specific to Oakdale, such as school climate or instructional practices, need addressing. The school does show some relative effectiveness with English Learner students, but overall, it remains a significant outlier for poor performance within its district.

559
Students ?
26.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,420
Per pupil spending ?
92.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3708 Myrtle Ave.
       North Highlands, CA  95660-5204

(916) 566-1910

District: Twin Rivers Unified


Students who attend Oakdale Tk-8 usually attend:

High:    Foothill High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
27.2%
Asian:
24.3%
White:
18.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school15%
District avg29%
California avg41%
Elementary school
5,553rd of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,532nd of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
28th of 28Elementary Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified
1107th of 1,543Twin Rivers 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.35553 of 58575.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.25604 of 58694.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.85751 of 58591.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.95786 of 58831.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.85520 of 57894.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.55292 of 56626.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.15431 of 56924.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201613.75163 of 56148.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201521.24509 of 561119.6%★☆☆☆☆
201330.04042 of 553026.9%★☆☆☆☆
201230.43922 of 539027.2%★☆☆☆☆
201158.92096 of 537761.0%★★★☆☆
201062.81839 of 531465.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.7511 of 56910.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9470 of 59320.7%★☆☆☆☆
202328.5488 of 66126.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.2660 of 6630.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.8586 of 74721.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.3607 of 70013.3%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20250.81184 of 12031.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.41195 of 12050.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.51180 of 11900.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201927.91906 of 258526.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.71830 of 212814.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202437.91968 of 316237.8%★★☆☆☆
202321.43079 of 32455.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.72708 of 331118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201926.72725 of 327516.8%★☆☆☆☆
201834.62082 of 324635.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.55281 of 55975.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.95470 of 56122.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.15436 of 56093.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.25527 of 56351.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.55172 of 54925.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.14902 of 54139.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.24300 of 510715.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.04528 of 510711.3%★☆☆☆☆
202311.94948 of 50872.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.64823 of 50845.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.14740 of 49634.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.64435 of 48308.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.25047 of 54607.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.55110 of 55177.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.65215 of 53632.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.75158 of 52642.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.24884 of 51735.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.94706 of 50847.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.55285 of 56286.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.05244 of 56437.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.95582 of 56381.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.05587 of 56631.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.45336 of 55103.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.95223 of 54313.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20254.62526 of 25982.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.82623 of 26511.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.12648 of 26610.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.52689 of 27261.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.52743 of 28343.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.42579 of 27375.8%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.62532 of 27618.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.52460 of 278311.6%★☆☆☆☆
202310.62667 of 27814.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.22660 of 27402.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.72283 of 271515.9%★☆☆☆☆
201813.42236 of 24809.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.52308 of 25088.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.72297 of 24978.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.82165 of 247712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201330.21707 of 237928.2%★☆☆☆☆
201257.5882 of 225961.0%★★★☆☆
201170.0546 of 223675.6%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202421.2534 of 62714.8%★☆☆☆☆
202323.0509 of 61317.0%★☆☆☆☆
202212.7623 of 6372.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.0548 of 64314.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.7506 of 60015.7%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20250.6734 of 7390.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.0733 of 7431.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202459.5274 of 147881.5%★★★★☆
202332.11114 of 152126.8%★☆☆☆☆
202239.3790 of 154048.7%★★☆☆☆
201946.4508 of 144264.8%★★★☆☆
201831.2938 of 136431.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.22195 of 253313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.92267 of 255111.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.12297 of 25319.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.42420 of 25093.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.71891 of 238020.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.01978 of 226212.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202520.61991 of 239516.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.82058 of 238813.8%★☆☆☆☆
202311.22278 of 23744.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.42198 of 23596.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.21779 of 221319.6%★☆☆☆☆
201810.41995 of 20723.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.12244 of 254211.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.72154 of 257916.5%★☆☆☆☆
202312.62404 of 25315.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.12372 of 24583.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.61879 of 236920.7%★☆☆☆☆
201816.32013 of 22309.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20259.12442 of 25343.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.72264 of 255211.3%★☆☆☆☆
20237.62506 of 25381.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.42471 of 25272.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.92162 of 240710.2%★☆☆☆☆
201812.52118 of 22736.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20255.91466 of 15203.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.31491 of 15554.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.11513 of 16025.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.31337 of 149610.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+33 vs school
Disabled (2019)26th percentile+22 vs school
Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+11 vs school
African American (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school
Male (2025)6th percentile~ school
Female (2025)6th percentile~ school
White (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Asian (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+70 vs school
Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2024)15th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school
Asian (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state
Science12%-20 vs state
Mathematics12%-25 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Oakdale Tk-8.

Oakdale Tk-8 ranks in the bottom 5.2% of California elementary schools.

Students at Oakdale Tk-8 are 27% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 19% White, 17% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Oakdale Tk-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Foothill High

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