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Oakland Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Oakland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in McDonough, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 924 students. The school is part of the Henry County School District, which is ranked 143 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Oakland Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that period.

The data shows that Oakland Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Henry County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment tests for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.3% of 3rd graders, 15.2% of 4th graders, and 21% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 34.9%, 39.3%, and 43% at the state level, respectively. Additionally, Oakland Elementary has very high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, reaching almost 84% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

Despite the higher spending per student at Oakland Elementary, ranging from $10,180 to $11,565, the school's academic performance remains poor. This suggests that the school may not be effectively allocating its resources to address the specific needs of its student population. When comparing Oakland Elementary to the nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that Oakland is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics, highlighting the need for the district to closely examine the factors contributing to the school's struggles and implement targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

462

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,653

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

551 Highway 81 W
McDonough, GA 30253

(770) 954-1901

District: Henry County

Students who attend Oakland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Luella Middle School
High:	Luella High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.7%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

Georgia avg42%

1,017^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Henry County

143^rd of 206Henry County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1017 of 1238	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1150 of 1248	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1013 of 1242	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1062 of 1244	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1025 of 1214	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1032 of 1234	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1033 of 1209	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	1005 of 1205	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1021 of 1233	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	926 of 1240	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.6	781 of 1231	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	882 of 1225	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	935 of 1201	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.3	809 of 1212	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.2	857 of 1183	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.5	819 of 1133	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.6	702 of 1134	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.6	876 of 1125	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.0	576 of 1101	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics24%-21 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Science17%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Poor leadership and action on part of the administrators. Teachers are very hostile with kids based on personally seeing it during a few lunch visits. Kids bully other kids with no resolution or communication to parents. No one cares in this school. The very few caring teachers are outweighed by the bad. Believe everything you hear. I am sorry if your child has to attend here. It makes you want to move out of your home just to be in a different school. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

If you have a child that's special needs iI wouldn't send them to this school.My son has an IEP, and the team makes most of the decisions without your say so.My son has been suspended from this school at least 10 times.The administrator are not fair, and talk to you with no repect.I have even gone to the board with problems I' ve had with the school.They all stick together leaving the parent to handle things on there own.My son has been retaliated on, lied on you name it.My son has a disability but he is discriminated against.I am at the point where I don't or didn't know what to do accept move him from this school.I wouldn't tell my worst enemy to send there kid there.I was told that henry county schools was better system, but after this school I just not convinced any more.So parents please do yyour homework before sending your child to these school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (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	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Highway 81 W	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 954-1901	462	32	14.6	76.4%	12 (2.6%)	373 (80.7%)	39 (8.4%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	18.9	1017^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.9%		12.3	1150^th of 1248 public elementary schools	7.9%	133	26.3	15.2	21.0	33.8	21.2	17.3	17.3	$17,653	$1,179	$16,474
Birch Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Willow Lane	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 957-6601	745	47	16.0	74.4%	34 (4.6%)	506 (67.9%)	164 (22.0%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)								(n/a)								$12,776	$1,016	$11,760
Wesley Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	685 McDonough Pkwy	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 914-1889	564	38	15.0	83.3%	8 (1.4%)	463 (82.1%)	52 (9.2%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.5%)	16.6	1058^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.3	1077^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.7%	19	22.4	20.3	24.7	29.1	13.5	10.3	19.8	$14,300	$1,024	$13,276
Luella Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	575 Walker Dr	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-2035	616	43	14.2	70.8%	35 (5.7%)	476 (77.3%)	57 (9.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	30.9	821^st of 1238 public elementary schools	33.7%		28.4	880^th of 1248 public elementary schools	29.5%	59	38.2	25.9	33.1	40.0	15.5	18.9	30.7	$14,257	$672	$13,585
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 McDonough Pkwy	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 288-8561	712	49	14.5	74.7%	33 (4.6%)	536 (75.3%)	79 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.0%)	20.4	989^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.1%		16.3	1076^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.8%	87	22.0	28.1	23.4	19.5	32.5	14.0	24.3	$14,990	$1,074	$13,916
Mount Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Mount Carmel Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 897-9799	547	38	14.3	76.6%	79 (14.4%)	321 (58.7%)	104 (19.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	36.7	728^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.2%		39	711^th of 1248 public elementary schools	43.0%	17	25.6	26.3	39.1	28.9	41.3	36.4	34.5	$14,343	$657	$13,686
Dutchtown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	159 Mitchell Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 471-0844	962	60	15.9	63.2%	40 (4.2%)	703 (73.1%)	92 (9.6%)	69 (7.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.5%)	48.6	585^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.7%		39.2	709^th of 1248 public elementary schools	43.2%	124	41.1	36.9	36.6	45.1	40.6	42.1	31.1	$12,519	$411	$12,109
Flippen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Peach Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 954-3522	559	44	12.6	69.6%	63 (11.3%)	351 (62.8%)	99 (17.7%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	38	711^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.6%		31.8	811^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.0%	100	36.1	19.6	35.6	39.8	30.4	32.6	38.9	$15,711	$522	$15,188
Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Academic Pkwy	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-8571	630	40	15.7	70.6%	28 (4.4%)	496 (78.7%)	51 (8.1%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	27.7	881^st of 1238 public elementary schools	28.8%		19.2	1017^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.5%	136	30.9	12.4	31.0	38.1	19.6	26.4	32.0	$13,377	$407	$12,970
Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 707-1469	696	47	14.9	67.2%	110 (15.8%)	451 (64.8%)	70 (10.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	48.5	586^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.7%		50.8	556^th of 1248 public elementary schools	55.4%	30	36.1	44.7	32.5	44.6	46.2	35.2	37.7	$13,920	$411	$13,509

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Elementary School

Is Oakland Elementary School a good school?

Oakland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Oakland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oakland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luella Middle School
High : Luella High School

What district is Oakland Elementary School in?

Henry County

How many students attend Oakland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Oakland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Elementary School?

Students at Oakland Elementary School are 81% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

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