Best Public Schools in Oakland, KY

Summary:

The city of Oakland, Kentucky has only one school, Oakland Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 413 students. The school is part of the Warren County school district, which is ranked 64 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakland Elementary's academic performance on state assessments (KSA) is generally below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 22% to 33% at Oakland Elementary, compared to 39% to 53% for the Warren County district and 41% to 44% for the state of Kentucky. Similar patterns are observed in other subjects, with Oakland Elementary consistently underperforming compared to the district and state. The school also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% in the 2024-2025 school year.

According to the SchoolDigger rankings, Oakland Elementary has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 608 out of 685 in 2024-2025 to 611 out of 687 in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also been low, with 1 out of 5 stars in 2022-2023 and 2024-2025, and 0 out of 5 stars in 2023-2024. Additionally, 72.88% of Oakland Elementary students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	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	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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2494 Church St.	Oakland	42159	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 563-4719	432	28	15.2	75.0%	205 (47.5%)	92 (21.3%)	76 (17.6%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (10.9%)	14.7	608^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.2%		8.6	644^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.0%	36	30.0	24.0	22.0	33.0	36.0	29.0	27.0	43.0	17.0	22.0	15.0	30.0	$17,671	$1,100	$832	$1,932	$9,430	$2,200	$11,631

Cities Near Oakland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bowling Green	4.65 mi	43	156^th
Smiths Grove	4.93 mi	2	94^th
Alvaton	9.85 mi	1	34^th
Brownsville	13.26 mi	3	144^th
Park City	13.46 mi	1	301^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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