Best Public Schools in Oakland, OR

Oakland, Oregon is served by three public schools in Oakland School District 1: Oakland Elementary School (grades K–4, 252 students), Oakland Middle School (grades 5–8, 191 students), and Oakland High School (grades 9–12, 202 students), for a total of 645 students. All three serve a high-poverty population, with free/reduced lunch between 78.17% and 79.21%. The district ranks 37th of 141 Oregon districts (74th percentile, 4 stars), and its strengths are ELA, science, graduation, and attendance; its clearest weakness is middle and high school math.

Each school has a distinct profile. Oakland High School has the highest ELA proficiency (56.3% vs. 43.8% statewide) and a 91.2% graduation rate (vs. 83.0% statewide), plus the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.4) and highest per-student spending ($25,773). But its math is only 20.8% proficient, below both district and state, and its rank swung from the 81st percentile (4 stars) in 2024–2025 to the 59th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026. Oakland Middle School leads in science (34.0%) and ELA (55.2%), with 7th grade ELA at 61% and 8th grade ELA at 55.8%, holding steady at 3 stars; its math is 22.9%. Oakland Elementary School is the only school above the state in math (40.4% vs. 32.9%), with 3rd grade math at 50%, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism (20.5%); its ELA (40.4%) lags.

Attendance is a district-wide strength: chronic absenteeism is 20.5% at elementary, 21.4% at middle, and 22.9% at high — all far below the state's 33.5%. Enrollment is fairly stable across grade levels, with roughly 48–51 students per grade. Rank trends differ as well: elementary is improving (31st → 43rd → 51st percentile, rising from 2 to 3 stars), middle is stable (66th → 58th → 63rd, 3 stars), and high is volatile. For families, the district's priorities appear to be strengthening middle and high school math, raising elementary ELA, and sustaining the strong attendance and graduation outcomes.