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Oakdale School

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Oakdale School ranks 201 st of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Oakdale School is a K–5 elementary school in Oakdale, Connecticut, serving 271 students in the Montville School District. The district as a whole ranks mid-to-low among Connecticut districts, but Oakdale stands out as a notably stronger performer — ranked 201st of 491 elementary schools statewide with a 3-star rating.

The school's most striking strength is attendance. Just 5.5% of students are chronically absent, compared with 17.2% for the Montville district and 16.4% statewide — a gap that has held steady for five years. Academically, Oakdale shines in upper grades: 5th-grade math proficiency (64.3%) leads the district by 14 points, and 5th-grade science proficiency (71.4%) tops the state by nearly 19 points. It is also the highest-ranked of Montville's three elementary schools, outpacing Dr. Charles E. Murphy School (ranked 234th) and Mohegan School (ranked 311th). The contrast with nearby Norwich schools is even more dramatic — Oakdale's 5th-grade math proficiency is more than three times higher than Uncas Elementary School's 17.9%.

Oakdale is also well resourced. It spends roughly $18,700 per student — more than any nearby school with reported data — and has a favorable 10.9:1 student-teacher ratio. Those resources appear to support strong attendance and science programming, though the school's overall results have softened from a decade ago, when it ranked in the 84th–88th percentile. Today it sits in the 59th percentile: solidly above average, but no longer an elite school. Subgroup data shows particular strengths for special education students and consistent outperformance by female students, while White students and male students could benefit from additional support.

271

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,204

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Indiana Circle
Oakdale, CT 06370

(860) 859-1800

District: Montville School District

Students who attend Oakdale School usually attend:

Middle:	Leonard J. Tyl Middle School
High:	Montville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (60% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg53%

Connecticut avg51%

201^st of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Montville School District

104^th of 153Montville School District among Connecticut 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	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	201 of 492	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	218 of 493	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	196 of 497	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	165 of 491	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	182 of 490	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	163 of 538	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.6	84 of 522	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	72 of 532	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	60 of 519	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	85.8	66 of 518	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	146 of 551	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	68.8	229 of 557	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.6	273 of 564	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	294 of 565	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.4	268 of 579	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.8	218 of 566	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.8	105 of 565	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.0	206 of 568	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.3	146 of 570	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	63.3	112 of 230	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	86 of 234	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	117 of 455	74.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	55.9	125 of 231	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	129 of 232	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	161 of 445	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	84.3	37 of 371	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	203 of 246	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	229 of 248	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	198 of 250	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	190 of 262	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.6	146 of 252	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	186 of 327	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	84 of 295	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	82 of 296	72.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2021)90th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2023)51st percentile-15 vs school

Male (2023)46th percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+18 vs state

Mathematics64%+14 vs state

English Language Arts55%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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 (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	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Oakdale School	Public	K-5	30 Indiana Circle	Oakdale	06370	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Montville School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 859-1800	271	25	10.9	34.7%	189 (69.7%)	8 (3.0%)	46 (17.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)	64.2	201^st of 492 public elementary schools	59.1%		59.3	218^th of 493 public elementary schools	55.8%	17	71.4		43.6	56.9	64.3				2447.0	2523.0	64.3				$21,204
Dr. Charles E. Murphy School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Chesterfield Rd.	Oakdale	06370	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Montville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 848-9241	296	25	11.7	40.5%	207 (69.9%)	10 (3.4%)	50 (16.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	56.1	234^th of 492 public elementary schools	52.4%		68.3	181^st of 493 public elementary schools	63.3%	53	53.4		46.0	58.5	62.1				56.0	62.3	48.3				$20,535
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Hartford Rd.	Salem	06420	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 859-0267	389	35	11.0	23.9%	318 (81.7%)	6 (1.5%)	37 (9.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	61.9	213^th of 492 public elementary schools	56.7%		59.2	222^nd of 493 public elementary schools	55.0%	9	501.0	799.0	2431.0	66.0	55.0	57.7	78.0	2569.0	55.9	78.7	40.0	50.0	65.9	37.5	$22,720
Thomas W. Mahan School	Public	PK, KG-5	94 Salem Tpke.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4205	257	23	11.3	72.4%	78 (30.4%)	31 (12.1%)	82 (31.9%)	49 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	51.3	253^rd of 492 public elementary schools	48.6%		41.4	273^rd of 493 public elementary schools	44.6%	20	493.0		64.7	2420.0	2483.0				73.5	28.1	35.5				$29,526
Mohegan School	Public	PK, KG-5	49 Golden Rd.	Uncasville	06382	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Montville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 848-9261	305	27	11.3	52.8%	128 (42.0%)	12 (3.9%)	63 (20.7%)	41 (13.4%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (17.4%)	35.6	311^th of 492 public elementary schools	36.8%		35.6	300^th of 493 public elementary schools	39.1%	11	494.0		38.3	42.1	52.3				38.3	50.9	38.6				$23,386
Uncas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Elizabeth St.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4208	232	22	10.4	84.5%	33 (14.2%)	57 (24.6%)	111 (47.8%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (9.9%)	6.4	464^th of 492 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.9	446^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.5%	18	15.4		2360.0	2379.0	20.5				18.2	17.4	17.9				$26,883
John B. Stanton School	Public	K-5	386 New London Tpke.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4207	382	34	11.3	77.7%	88 (23.0%)	75 (19.6%)	160 (41.9%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.9%)	5.9	472^nd of 492 public elementary schools	4.1%		9.7	434^th of 493 public elementary schools	12.0%	38	11.9		15.7	21.4	2414.0				22.9	10.7	12.1				$24,721
Quaker Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Bloomingdale Rd.	Quaker Hill	06375	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-1095	331	30	10.9	38.4%	197 (59.5%)	15 (4.5%)	68 (20.5%)	30 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.4%)	67.9	188^th of 492 public elementary schools	61.8%		68	183^rd of 493 public elementary schools	62.9%	5	56.9		2462.0	2481.0	60.8				66.1	71.4	2522.0				$25,440
Juliet W. Long School	Public	3-5	1854 Route12	Gales Ferry	06335	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Ledyard School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 464-2780	265	19	14.0	25.7%	168 (63.4%)	8 (3.0%)	47 (17.7%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.7%)	55.8	236^th of 492 public elementary schools	52.0%		58.1	228^th of 493 public elementary schools	53.8%	8	68.0		46.0	43.2	60.0				61.9	55.6	53.3				$16,509
Gales Ferry School	Public	K-2	1858 Route 12	Gales Ferry	06335	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Ledyard School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 464-7664	195	18	11.0	27.7%	148 (75.9%)	5 (2.6%)	29 (14.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)								(n/a)															$22,945

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakdale School

Is Oakdale School a good school?

Oakdale School ranks 201^st of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Oakdale School in?

Montville School District

What schools do graduates of Oakdale School attend?

Students who attend Oakdale School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leonard J. Tyl Middle School
High : Montville High School

What is the racial makeup of Oakdale School?

Students at Oakdale School are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Oakdale School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Oakdale School.

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