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Oakdale Elementary

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Oakdale Elementary ranks 466 th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Oakdale Elementary is a public school in Salina, Kansas, serving prekindergarten through grade 5, with 282 students in the Salina district. In 2025–26, its English language arts results were close to state levels, while math and science were lower. The most pressing concern beyond academics is attendance: 23% of students were chronically absent, about 1 point above the district, 5 points above the state, and 7 points above the highest rate reported at a nearby school.

English language arts is Oakdale’s strongest all-grades subject compared with local and state results: proficiency was 45%, about 1 point below the state, 2 points above the district, and close to the 45% average for seven nearby Salina elementary schools. Three of those seven schools scored lower. Math is the clearest weakness against state and district results: 35% proficiency was 6 points below the state and 3 below the district. It was also 7 points below the nearby-school average of 42%, with only two of the seven peers scoring lower. Science proficiency was 35%, about 3 points below the state and the nearby-school average; it was about 1 point below the district, though four nearby schools scored lower.

All three subjects improved between 2022–23 and 2025–26: English language arts rose 24 points, math 10, and science 8. The gains were uneven; science fell to 9% in 2024–25 before rebounding to 35%. Attendance has eased from 25% in 2024–25 but remains high. SchoolDigger places Oakdale at the 29th statewide percentile, with one star, up from the 15th percentile the prior year. Its student-teacher ratio is 10.5, tied for the lowest among the listed nearby schools, while its free/reduced-lunch rate is 86%, the highest in that comparison. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking is notably stronger for students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds: the school is at the 62nd percentile for this group, up from the 23rd percentile in 2024–25, compared with the 29th percentile overall. Its ranking for Hispanic students is also higher than its overall standing, at the 57th percentile. These rankings reflect the school’s standing in serving each group, not comparisons between students.

282

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,187

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

811 E Iron
Salina, KS 67401

(785) 309-4310

District: Salina

Students who attend Oakdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakewood Middle School
High:	Salina High Central

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Two or more races:

19.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Kansas avg42%

466^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Salina

177^th of 268Salina among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	466 of 657	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	559 of 656	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	554 of 653	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	552 of 660	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	548 of 668	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	483 of 670	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	571 of 667	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	556 of 656	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	456 of 659	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.0	438 of 656	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	496 of 678	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	588 of 668	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.1	554 of 660	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.6	461 of 631	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.4	479 of 630	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.5	395 of 621	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.9	247 of 614	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.0	450 of 600	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	526 of 585	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	48.8	100 of 214	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.2	176 of 193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	131 of 140	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	326 of 585	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	394 of 591	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	504 of 591	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	507 of 574	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	116 of 269	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	192 of 245	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.8	80 of 254	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	144 of 229	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	194 of 235	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	122 of 207	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	210 of 546	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.2	413 of 533	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	392 of 546	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	371 of 541	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	280 of 512	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	258 of 494	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	367 of 509	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	386 of 512	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	451 of 594	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	459 of 605	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	484 of 586	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	437 of 575	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	21 of 41	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	297 of 318	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	289 of 313	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	269 of 306	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	242 of 296	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	267 of 305	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	100 of 214	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.2	176 of 193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	131 of 140	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	510 of 576	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	552 of 576	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	570 of 579	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	524 of 584	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	540 of 596	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	458 of 587	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	533 of 592	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	536 of 574	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2021)53rd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

Science35%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

I have three children in Oakdale this year & they just love it. They actually could not wait for vacation to be over and get back! My wife & I couldn't ask for a better place for them to be educated. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)					KAP Mathematics (2026)					KAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 E Iron	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4310	282	27	10.5	85.8%	147 (52.1%)	8 (2.8%)	64 (22.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (19.9%)	34.5	466^th of 657 public elementary schools	29.1%		18	559^th of 656 public elementary schools	14.8%	93	52.8	44.7	37.0		45.2	38.5	34.2	32.6		35.3	34.8	34.8	$20,187	$5,806	$14,381
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 S Phillips	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4600	326	31	10.5	85.3%	154 (47.2%)	11 (3.4%)	98 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.0%)	32	480^th of 657 public elementary schools	26.9%		42.1	393^rd of 656 public elementary schools	40.1%	87	34.5	45.5	39.5		39.9	25.5	39.3	50.0		36.9	31.6	31.6	$19,806	$5,961	$13,845
Meadowlark Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Glen Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4300	431	30	14.5	36.7%	301 (69.8%)	13 (3.0%)	63 (14.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.7%)	74.4	147^th of 657 public elementary schools	77.6%		77	125^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.9%	22	57.1	56.1	65.8		60.3	54.3	57.9	65.8		59.8	59.8	59.8	$15,458	$3,992	$11,466
Heusner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Norton	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4200	392	30	13.0	69.4%	238 (60.7%)	15 (3.8%)	92 (23.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.5%)	54.3	294^th of 657 public elementary schools	55.3%		33.4	462^nd of 656 public elementary schools	29.6%	168	53.3	41.4	56.9		50.8	53.3	39.0	60.0		51.1	41.5	41.5	$16,852	$5,241	$11,611
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 W Republic	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4520	380	33	11.4	76.8%	181 (47.6%)	13 (3.4%)	122 (32.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.3%)	13.1	588^th of 657 public elementary schools	10.5%		15.4	577^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.0%	11	24.1	31.5	25.0		26.6	25.9	25.9	19.4		23.4	27.8	27.8	$17,665	$5,804	$11,861
Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2123 Roach	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4450	406	29	14.2	48.0%	243 (59.9%)	7 (1.7%)	99 (24.4%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	60.9	242^nd of 657 public elementary schools	63.2%		50.4	333^rd of 656 public elementary schools	49.2%	91	56.9	67.6	44.1		56.2	50.0	50.0	45.6		48.5	51.5	51.5	$15,212	$4,170	$11,042
Coronado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Ray Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4100	389	32	12.2	49.4%	221 (56.8%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (30.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	39.1	421^st of 657 public elementary schools	35.9%		38.1	435^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.7%	14	54.9	33.3	34.8		41.5	53.5	53.3	27.5		44.5	30.4	30.4	$16,041	$4,258	$11,783
Ell-Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1757 N Halstead Rd	Salina	67401	Saline County	Ell-Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 827-8891	237	20	11.5	43.9%	212 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	38	436^th of 657 public elementary schools	33.6%		36.5	440^th of 656 public elementary schools	32.9%	4	44.8	55.2	44.0	42.4	46.5	34.5	34.5	32.0	35.3	34.2	40.0	40.0	$13,627	$1,598	$12,029
Schilling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3121 Canterbury	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4400	376	36	10.5	83.5%	123 (32.7%)	13 (3.5%)	190 (50.5%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.1%)	26	515^th of 657 public elementary schools	21.6%		13.6	587^th of 656 public elementary schools	10.5%	72	35.5	46.0	44.9		42.2	17.5	39.5	30.0		29.6	24.0	24.0	$17,718	$5,306	$12,412
Southeast Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5056 E K-4 Highway	Gypsum	67448	Saline County	Southeast Of Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 536-4215	375	29	12.9	30.9%	351 (93.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	56.9	271^st of 657 public elementary schools	58.8%		61.9	240^th of 656 public elementary schools	63.4%	31	64.8	59.3	41.1	51.7	54.0	40.7	60.0	28.6	56.7	46.7	42.9	42.9	$14,609	$1,765	$12,844

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakdale Elementary

Is Oakdale Elementary a good school?

Oakdale Elementary ranks 466^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Oakdale Elementary in?

Salina

What schools do graduates of Oakdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakewood Middle School
High : Salina High Central

What is the racial makeup of Oakdale Elementary?

Students at Oakdale Elementary are 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Oakdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Oakdale Elementary.

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