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Oakdale Elementary School

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Oakdale Elementary School ranks 258 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Oakdale Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Oakdale, Louisiana, part of the Allen Parish school district. With 551 students, Oakdale Elementary has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in both math and English language arts (ELA) proficiency across grade levels.

In 2024-2025, Oakdale's math proficiency for all grades was 75%, compared to 65% for Allen Parish and 60% for Louisiana. Its 4th grade ELA proficiency of 76% was also higher than the 81% Allen Parish average and 70% state average. Additionally, Oakdale Elementary has excelled in serving its special education students, ranking 24 out of 241 Louisiana elementary schools in this category and earning a 5-star rating.

While Oakdale Elementary's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Oberlin Elementary School, also in the Allen Parish district, Mamou Elementary School in the Evangeline Parish district has outperformed Oakdale in several academic areas. Additionally, Oakdale Elementary's statewide ranking has declined from a high of 110 in 2015-2016 to 258 in 2024-2025, suggesting that other schools in the state may be improving at a faster rate.

516

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,056

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 Highway 1153
Oakdale, LA 71463

(318) 335-0690

District: Allen Parish

Students who attend Oakdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oakdale Middle School
High:	Oakdale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

African American:

25.2%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2021 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (72% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Louisiana median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg65%

258^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Allen Parish

21^st of 118Allen Parish among Louisiana 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	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	258 of 666	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	382 of 675	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	459 of 730	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	478 of 727	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	571 of 729	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	388 of 731	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	412 of 728	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.7	297 of 739	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	82.1	110 of 742	85.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	132 of 792	83.3%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	219 of 777	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.5	121 of 772	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	88.2	48 of 764	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	83.9	96 of 766	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	71.3	229 of 736	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.2	236 of 738	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.2	275 of 743	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	331 of 725	54.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	269 of 501	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	356 of 509	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	372 of 570	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	401 of 562	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	478 of 564	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.3	221 of 559	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	201 of 547	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	20.6	255 of 281	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	152 of 633	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.8	373 of 635	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	418 of 705	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	424 of 701	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	521 of 705	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	370 of 684	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	171 of 661	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	402 of 674	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	509 of 723	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	510 of 724	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	575 of 719	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	366 of 697	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	275 of 682	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	270 of 641	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	352 of 651	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	481 of 713	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	488 of 712	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	568 of 704	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	333 of 696	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	24 of 241	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	51.8	92 of 208	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	187 of 296	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	156 of 307	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	183 of 306	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	230 of 333	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	228 of 431	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	330 of 434	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	436 of 518	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	446 of 517	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	491 of 522	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	461 of 517	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	420 of 516	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2018)9th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+15 vs state

English Language Arts70%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (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	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Highway 1153	Oakdale	71463	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 335-0690	516	48	10.8	76.4%	306 (59.3%)	130 (25.2%)	13 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.4%)	65	258^th of 666 public elementary schools	61.3%		47.5	382^nd of 675 public elementary schools	43.4%	124	72.0						75.0	66.0	76.0					70.0	$15,056
Forest Hill Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Hwy 497 Forest Hill	Forest Hill	71430	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 748-6844	496	40	12.4	86.9%	178 (35.9%)	6 (1.2%)	294 (59.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	47.2	374^th of 666 public elementary schools	43.8%		56.2	324^th of 675 public elementary schools	52.0%	50	57.0	84.0	45.0	54.0	72.0	71.0	63.0	57.0	79.0	58.0	68.0	77.0	81.0	70.0	$16,320
Oberlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 South 4th Street	Oberlin	70655	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 639-2241	262	28	9.2	71.0%	169 (64.5%)	69 (26.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	67.2	243^rd of 666 public elementary schools	63.5%		75.6	170^th of 675 public elementary schools	74.8%	73	70.0		71.0					50.0	81.0	82.0	84.0			75.0	$15,999
Bayou Chicot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4576 Highway 167 North	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 461-2687	661	42	15.6	62.5%	595 (90.0%)	41 (6.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	62.6	274^th of 666 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.8	375^th of 675 public elementary schools	44.4%	101	61.0	80.0	70.0		69.0	63.0	68.0	68.0	68.0			77.0	87.0	79.0	$14,569
Vidrine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5094 Vidrine Road	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 363-4280	359	28	12.8	66.9%	195 (54.3%)	138 (38.4%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	53.5	337^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.4%		47.5	381^st of 675 public elementary schools	43.6%	44	73.0	70.0	58.0	28.0	63.0	55.0	58.0	73.0	74.0		67.0	80.0	76.0	73.0	$16,232
Mamou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 Fourth Street	Mamou	70554	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 468-3123	392	27	14.4	79.1%	201 (51.3%)	150 (38.3%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	72.7	193^rd of 666 public elementary schools	71.0%		82.1	116^th of 675 public elementary schools	82.8%	77	72.0						77.0	73.0	80.0					76.0	$17,151

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakdale Elementary School

How many students attend Oakdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Oakdale Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Oakdale Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Oakdale Middle School
High : Oakdale High School

What district is Oakdale Elementary School in?

Allen Parish

What is the racial makeup of Oakdale Elementary School?

Students at Oakdale Elementary School are 59% White, 25% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Oakdale Elementary School a good school?

Oakdale Elementary School ranks 258^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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