Oakland School District 1

Oakland School District 1 is a small Oregon district with three schools serving about 645 students in total: 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). As a district, Oakland School District 1 ranks 37th of 141 Oregon districts, at the 74th percentile with 4 stars, placing it in the top quarter of districts in this data set. All three schools serve a high-poverty population, with free or reduced-price lunch rates tightly clustered around 78–79%.

ELA and science are the district's strengths, while math is the clear weak spot. District ELA proficiency is 51.1% against the state's 43.8%, and science is 33.1% against 30.6%, but math is 27.6% compared with a state rate of 32.9%. Math falls sharply as students move up: elementary math is 40.4% (above state), middle is 22.9%, and high school is 20.8%. Middle and high ELA are strong at 55.2% and 56.3%, while elementary ELA is the outlier at 40.4% — slightly below the state and well below the district average.

Attendance and graduation stand out. Chronic absenteeism is below the state's 33.5% at every school: 20.5% at the elementary, 21.4% at the middle, and 22.9% at the high school. The district rate of 21.5% is 12 percentage points below state, which is notable given the high poverty levels. Oakland High's graduation rate is 91.2%, above Oregon's 83.0%. Oakland Elementary's rank has climbed from the 31st to the 51st percentile over three years, while Oakland High slipped from the 81st to the 59th percentile. With only 645 students, grade-level results can swing widely from year to year.