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Oakdale High School

Public Grades 8-12
99th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 325 Louisiana High Schools
Better than 70% of Louisiana high schools
Summary

Oakdale High School in Oakdale, LA, serves 299 students in grades 8 through 12 and is part of the Allen Parish school district, a 4-star district ranked in the top 25% of Louisiana.

Oakdale High School is on a strong upward trajectory, climbing from a 2-star to a 4-star rating in just two years and now ranking in the 70th percentile statewide. Its standout strength is math: 86% of students are proficient in Algebra I, far exceeding the state average of 65% and outperforming nearby Mamou High School (73%) and Oberlin High School (74%). The school also maintains a remarkably low dropout rate, reporting 0.0% for three of the last five years, well below the state average of 3.1%. However, performance is uneven: while English I and II scores are above state averages, U.S. History proficiency (48%) lags behind the state (55%).

The school’s most pressing challenge is a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 40.8%—nearly double the district and state averages—which has more than tripled since 2021-2022. This creates a paradox: strong academic results and a 0% dropout rate coexist with nearly half the student body missing school regularly. Both Oakdale and Oberlin High School share this same high absenteeism rate, suggesting a community-wide issue. Despite this, Oakdale is the clear academic leader in Allen Parish, outperforming Oberlin in nearly every subject. The school’s primary focus must be understanding and addressing the root causes of absenteeism to ensure all students benefit from its improving academics.

299
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,307
Per pupil spending ?
68.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 101 North 13th Street
       Oakdale, LA  71463

(318) 335-2338

District: Allen Parish


Feeder schools for Oakdale High School:

Elementary:    Oakdale Elementary School
Middle:    Oakdale Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
60.2%
African American:
31.8%
Two or more races:
3.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (69% vs 62% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Louisiana median (70th percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% Louisiana)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school69%
District avg67%
Louisiana avg62%
99th of 325
Louisiana public high schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From top 37% (2016) to top 30% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Allen Parish
24th of 116Allen 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202668.199 of 32569.5%★★★★☆
202564.9108 of 32967.2%★★★☆☆
202450.5170 of 33348.9%★★☆☆☆
202353.0161 of 32149.8%★★★☆☆
202256.2143 of 32656.1%★★★☆☆
202157.5140 of 32256.5%★★★☆☆
201967.897 of 31369.0%★★★☆☆
201864.686 of 30271.5%★★★★☆
201770.588 of 29770.4%★★★★☆
201663.1110 of 29763.0%★★★☆☆
201549.5197 of 31236.9%★★☆☆☆
201445.6213 of 30931.1%★★☆☆☆
201341.5234 of 31225.0%★☆☆☆☆
201262.7132 of 31057.4%★★★☆☆
201152.7166 of 30044.7%★★☆☆☆
201044.5202 of 29732.0%★★☆☆☆
200947.7175 of 30141.9%★★☆☆☆
200848.9165 of 29143.3%★★☆☆☆
200753.7159 of 29045.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202667.962 of 26076.2%★★★★☆
202579.327 of 25689.5%★★★★☆
202468.451 of 26080.4%★★★★☆
202349.5117 of 25253.6%★★★☆☆
202256.095 of 25662.9%★★★☆☆
202156.488 of 24363.8%★★★☆☆
201972.638 of 23383.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202670.885 of 31372.8%★★★★☆
202572.179 of 30874.4%★★★★☆
202446.3179 of 30841.9%★★☆☆☆
202343.1186 of 30839.6%★★☆☆☆
202257.1141 of 31154.7%★★★☆☆
202154.4142 of 28850.7%★★★☆☆
201977.449 of 29283.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202663.799 of 32169.2%★★★☆☆
202567.975 of 32376.8%★★★★☆
202449.9166 of 32849.4%★★☆☆☆
202348.2166 of 32148.3%★★☆☆☆
202256.3130 of 32259.6%★★★☆☆
202162.994 of 28567.0%★★★☆☆
201973.561 of 30179.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202660.7118 of 31162.1%★★★☆☆
202563.9102 of 31367.4%★★★☆☆
202457.3132 of 31558.1%★★★☆☆
202362.2114 of 30662.7%★★★☆☆
202252.3142 of 30152.8%★★★☆☆
202160.3114 of 29261.0%★★★☆☆
201959.5115 of 29160.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202429.5118 of 16528.5%★☆☆☆☆
201967.833 of 12273.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202655.2118 of 24451.6%★★★☆☆
202548.7133 of 24545.7%★★☆☆☆
202426.9202 of 24818.5%★☆☆☆☆
202340.4159 of 24936.1%★★☆☆☆
202239.5166 of 25033.6%★★☆☆☆
202146.5135 of 24544.9%★★☆☆☆
201954.0116 of 24953.4%★★★☆☆
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)
African American (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)73rd percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile~ school
Male (2026)62nd percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)52nd percentile-18 vs school
Special Education (2024)28th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I86%+21 vs state
English II74%+7 vs state
English I71%+5 vs state
Geometry70%+13 vs state
Biology67%+7 vs state
U.S. History48%-7 vs state

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Oakdale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oakdale Elementary School
Middle : Oakdale Middle School

Oakdale High School ranks 99th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Oakdale High School.

Students at Oakdale High School are 60% White, 32% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.


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Latest Louisiana data All new data »
2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025
2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025


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

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