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Oakdale Elementary

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Oakdale Elementary ranks 197 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Oakdale Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Rock Hill, SC, serving 487 students within the York 03 school district. This school has been on an impressive upward trajectory, climbing from the 27th percentile statewide a decade ago to its highest-ever ranking in the 70th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, earning a 4-star rating.

What truly sets Oakdale apart is its remarkable success with students who often face additional challenges. The school ranks in the 93rd percentile statewide for African American students and the 81st percentile for students from low socio-economic backgrounds—both earning top-tier ratings. This means Oakdale is highly effective at ensuring equitable outcomes for all learners. The school also shines in science, with 67.7% of 4th graders proficient, outpacing the district (49.6%) and state (51.6%) by significant margins. Test scores have jumped dramatically too: 4th-grade math proficiency rose from 44.3% to 70.6% in just three years, and 3rd-grade ELA jumped from 48% to 73.8%.

However, there are areas to watch. While 3rd and 4th graders outperform district and state averages, 5th-grade proficiency dips below state averages in both ELA (57.3% vs. 63.6%) and math (46.7% vs. 51.6%), suggesting a challenge in sustaining momentum into upper grades. Chronic absenteeism, while improved to 15.9%, remains higher than high-performing peers like Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion (6.9%) and Lesslie Elementary (13.5%). Still, Oakdale's efficient use of resources stands out—it achieves its strong results with a 13.5 student-teacher ratio, while nearby schools like Richmond Drive Elementary and Northside Elementary spend similar amounts but rank in the bottom 30%. Oakdale is a model of growth and equity, rapidly closing the gap with the district's top performers.

487

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,471

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

94%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

1129 Oakdale Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730

(803) 981-1585

District: York 03

Students who attend Oakdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Saluda Trail Middle
High:	South Pointe High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.8%

White:

21.8%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (65% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in York 03

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

197^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 14Elementary Schools in the York 03

30^th of 75York 03 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	197 of 661	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	58.7	264 of 639	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	281 of 643	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	348 of 644	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	326 of 625	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	320 of 622	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	383 of 643	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	453 of 624	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	460 of 639	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.6	454 of 619	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.5	364 of 638	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.7	463 of 630	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.0	426 of 599	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.2	500 of 594	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	515 of 597	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	433 of 589	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	379 of 580	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.4	393 of 577	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.0	249 of 566	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.9	282 of 559	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.8	218 of 557	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.3	296 of 550	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	64.5	196 of 542	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	28 of 384	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	75.0	68 of 380	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	37 of 369	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.6	65 of 394	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	59 of 393	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	47 of 350	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	80 of 421	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	175 of 412	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.7	83 of 151	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	63 of 122	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	142 of 189	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	132 of 161	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	165 of 599	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	213 of 580	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	298 of 568	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	367 of 580	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	289 of 573	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	230 of 554	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	328 of 588	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	459 of 570	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	119 of 634	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	201 of 612	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	228 of 602	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	283 of 608	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	284 of 600	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	244 of 580	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	374 of 600	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	417 of 588	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	192 of 591	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	282 of 585	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	235 of 571	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	286 of 582	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	323 of 579	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	364 of 561	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	378 of 590	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	386 of 571	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	296 of 455	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	348 of 472	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	370 of 457	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-3 vs school

White (2022)35th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+5 vs state

Science68%+16 vs state

Mathematics61%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1129 Oakdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1585	487	36	13.5	65.1%	106 (21.8%)	296 (60.8%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.2%)	69.5	197^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.2%		58.7	264^th of 639 public elementary schools	58.7%	67	73.8	77.9	57.3				66.2	70.6	46.7				67.7		94%		$15,471	$892	$722	$1,614	$12,534	$1,323	$13,857
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies	Public	PK, KG-5	1036 Ogden Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1260	431	32	13.4	72.7%	64 (14.8%)	307 (71.2%)	33 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	43.3	373^rd of 661 public elementary schools	43.6%		43.2	355^th of 639 public elementary schools	44.4%	18	71.5	55.7	65.9				54.0	38.5	35.3				44.3		94%		$15,800	$755	$905	$1,660	$12,763	$1,378	$14,140
The Palmetto School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	386 East Black Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 328-6555	63	8	8.4	—	18 (28.6%)	36 (57.1%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.5%)								(n/a)															94%		$15,428	$924	$626	$1,550	$12,165	$1,713	$13,878
Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Porter Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1650	514	36	14.2	64.8%	237 (46.1%)	172 (33.5%)	57 (11.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	61.6	244^th of 661 public elementary schools	63.1%		53.7	283^rd of 639 public elementary schools	55.7%	39	77.7	64.8	73.9				65.3	50.0	46.4				47.3		94%		$16,140	$291	$879	$1,169	$13,550	$1,421	$14,971
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Ebenezer Avenue	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1435	453	37	12.2	65.0%	132 (29.1%)	220 (48.6%)	50 (11.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	51.1	310^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.1%		51	304^th of 639 public elementary schools	52.4%	6	73.5	68.1	57.1				65.6	46.3	35.7				44.9		94%		$17,248	$630	$832	$1,463	$14,453	$1,331	$15,785
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 North Annafrel Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1570	462	39	11.8	72.4%	143 (31.0%)	216 (46.8%)	71 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.1%)	26	489^th of 661 public elementary schools	26.0%		28.8	459^th of 639 public elementary schools	28.2%	30	46.9	59.1	47.2				31.2	47.9	23.7				43.6		92%		$17,438	$1,115	$754	$1,869	$13,892	$1,677	$15,569
Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1135	583	42	13.8	65.6%	159 (27.3%)	246 (42.2%)	99 (17.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.8%)	29.6	465^th of 661 public elementary schools	29.7%		45.9	336^th of 639 public elementary schools	47.4%	129	58.7	52.7	51.0				46.7	41.9	29.7				40.9		93%		$14,845	$956	$689	$1,645	$11,958	$1,242	$13,200
York Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2254 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1950	431	34	12.6	64.4%	131 (30.4%)	206 (47.8%)	58 (13.5%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	22.1	523^rd of 661 public elementary schools	20.9%		14.8	564^th of 639 public elementary schools	11.7%	41	63.7	48.7	42.0				40.6	31.6	30.4				31.6		95%		$17,581	$1,302	$637	$1,939	$14,062	$1,580	$15,642
Richmond Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Richmond Drive	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1930	467	39	11.9	80.8%	53 (11.3%)	231 (49.5%)	144 (30.8%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	10.1	630^th of 661 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.9	617^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.4%	13	38.6	40.3	38.2				32.9	29.4	23.7				29.4		93%		$17,516	$1,652	$939	$2,591	$13,011	$1,915	$14,925
Lesslie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Neely Store Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1910	461	32	14.4	65.3%	240 (52.1%)	28 (6.1%)	40 (8.7%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (22.6%)	43.7	368^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.3%		48.3	318^th of 639 public elementary schools	50.2%	50	57.3	60.3	61.6				46.7	47.4	42.5				52.6		94%		$15,768	$331	$630	$961	$13,041	$1,765	$14,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakdale Elementary

How many students attend Oakdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Oakdale Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Oakdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saluda Trail Middle
High : South Pointe High

What district is Oakdale Elementary in?

York 03

What is the racial makeup of Oakdale Elementary?

Students at Oakdale Elementary are 61% African American, 22% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Oakdale Elementary a good school?

Oakdale Elementary ranks 197^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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