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Oakland Elementary School

Q: Is Oakland Elementary School a good school?

Oakland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Oakland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Oakland Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Oakland Elementary School?

Students at Oakland Elementary School are 51% African American, 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Oakland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oakland Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : West Junior High School High : Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

890^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Oakland Elementary School serves 621 students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in Oakland, Tennessee, as part of Fayette County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 13th percentile statewide — 890th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools — placing it near the middle of its own district but far behind the highly ranked schools just a short drive away. Within Fayette County, Buckley-Carpenter Elementary ranks in the 18th percentile and Southwest Elementary in the 10th, but nearby Crosswind Elementary ranks 8th in the state, Arlington Elementary ranks 43rd, and Donelson Elementary ranks 9th.

Academically, the picture is mixed. English Language Arts is the strongest subject: 25.7% of students are proficient, which is above the district average and up sharply from 18.3% the year before. Math, however, is stuck at 16.3% proficiency — far below the state's 43% — and science sits at 20.1%. By comparison, Buckley-Carpenter outperforms Oakland in every subject, and top nearby schools like Crosswind and Lakeland Elementary post proficiency rates in the 70–90% range. One bright spot: 4th graders scored 41.1% proficient in ELA, near the state rate. But those gains disappear by 5th grade, where only 10.3% of students are proficient in ELA — a drop of more than 30 points.

The most urgent concern is attendance. Chronic absenteeism jumped from 16.8% to 25.7% in a single year — the highest among all nearby schools and well above the state rate of 18.3%. Top-performing schools in the area report rates below 8%. On the positive side, English Learner students at Oakland have historically performed well, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide in 2022–23, which shows the school can produce strong outcomes when supports are targeted effectively. The challenge now is applying those same strategies more broadly while working to reverse the attendance trend and figure out what is causing the steep drop-off in student progress between 4th and 5th grade.

621

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,701

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14925 Hwy 194 North
Oakland, TN 38060

(901) 465-3804

District: Fayette County Schools

Students who attend Oakland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Junior High School
High:	Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.4%

White:

30.0%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Tennessee avg43%

890^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Fayette County Schools

139^th of 141Fayette County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	890 of 1019	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	931 of 1009	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	926 of 1018	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	917 of 1020	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	891 of 1000	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	746 of 983	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	569 of 985	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	850 of 997	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.4	633 of 855	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	723 of 853	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.7	628 of 846	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.0	575 of 820	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	520 of 818	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.3	582 of 809	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	407 of 498	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	411 of 498	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	364 of 498	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	376 of 500	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	427 of 483	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	264 of 411	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	226 of 404	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	407 of 450	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	68.7	24 of 164	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	30 of 101	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	873 of 986	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	929 of 990	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	886 of 989	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	859 of 975	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	722 of 945	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	421 of 926	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	327 of 458	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	412 of 424	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	328 of 387	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	359 of 363	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	171 of 324	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	277 of 319	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	702 of 823	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	790 of 843	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	796 of 853	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	804 of 865	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	663 of 823	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	284 of 821	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.0	833 of 877	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	923 of 984	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	873 of 991	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	879 of 987	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	886 of 980	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	734 of 941	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	669 of 916	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	606 of 641	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	504 of 618	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	550 of 582	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	478 of 528	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	342 of 447	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	250 of 255	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	769 of 849	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	769 of 840	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	814 of 847	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	828 of 852	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	785 of 844	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	663 of 844	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	366 of 812	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	675 of 841	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)85th percentile+75 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Science20%-27 vs state

Mathematics16%-27 vs state

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My child has attended from K-5. Great people, great teachers. Would gladly send my child again. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2016)	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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14925 Hwy 194 North	Oakland	38060	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-3804	674	27	25.3	70.9%	246 (36.5%)	310 (46.0%)	86 (12.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	15	890^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.2	931^st of 1009 public elementary schools	7.7%	41	15.3	30.6	< 5%				16.3	24.7	41.1	10.3				25.7	23.3	27.4	8.6				20.1					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Highway 194	Williston	38048	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-8317	310	16	19.2	79.3%	99 (31.9%)	165 (53.2%)	27 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	12.5	916^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.1%		9.9	940^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.8%	24	13.6	26.8	25.0				21.5	22.7	21.4	25.0				23.0	20.5	19.0	25.0				21.3					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Donelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12140 Donelson Farms Parkway	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 389-6973	852	57	15.0	17.2%	591 (69.4%)	109 (12.8%)	74 (8.7%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.9%)	98.5	9^th of 1019 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.5	24^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.6%	15	87.7	88.6	87.0				87.7	80.4	85.1	82.6				82.6	82.6	84.2	86.3				84.5					$15,080	$1,560	$13,092
Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11825 Douglas	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 867-6000	898	60	14.9	9.7%	674 (75.1%)	95 (10.6%)	46 (5.1%)	27 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	95.4	43^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	95.8%		97.2	29^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.1%	14	81.0	82.6	73.6				79.1	79.0	81.4	81.1				80.5	68.1	71.4	78.0				72.5					$14,100	$832	$12,900
Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12580 S Main Street	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-5260	531	31	16.9	91.2%	182 (34.3%)	317 (59.7%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	21.8	835^th of 1019 public elementary schools	18.1%		17.3	867^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.1%	32	17.5	35.4	20.7				24.7	29.7	39.4	24.1				31.4	34.9	34.3	17.2				29.3					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10050 Oak Seed Lane	Lakeland	38002	Shelby County	Lakeland School System	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-7071	1,034	72	14.4	15.3%	655 (63.3%)	118 (11.4%)	140 (13.5%)	74 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	94.2	54^th of 1019 public elementary schools	94.7%		97.5	23^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	97.7%	31	75.1	85.4					80.6	69.3	72.6					71.1	66.1	80.1					73.5					$12,780	$431	$11,916
Macon-Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9800 Macon Road	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2625	1,166	62	18.9	52.1%	103 (8.8%)	876 (75.1%)	101 (8.7%)	32 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.5%)	22.3	831^st of 1019 public elementary schools	18.4%		30.2	734^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.3%	97	27.6	28.0	14.0				23.6	35.9	34.8	28.7				33.3	27.2	34.1	28.7				30.0					$14,354	$1,527	$12,016
Tara Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Harpers Ferry Road	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-3337	649	47	13.8	15.6%	442 (68.1%)	47 (7.2%)	42 (6.5%)	82 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	92.6	71^st of 1019 public elementary schools	93.0%		97.1	30^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.0%	41	60.2	80.6	89.6				76.7	70.1	84.3	80.2				78.2	52.8	81.5	81.1				71.7					$16,052	$409	$15,098
Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	10280 Godwin Rd	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0325	311	33	9.5	63.7%	81 (26.0%)	183 (58.8%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	44.5	573^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	43.8%		41.9	585^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.0%	12	48.1	36.0	50.0	24.3	33.3	6.1	32.1	51.9	32.0	56.3	40.5	23.3	< 5%	34.2	33.3	40.0	46.9	29.7	33.3	15.2	32.6	32.4	36.7	18.2	29.0	$22,552	$2,027	$19,316
Crosswind Elementary School	Public	K-5	831 West Shelton Road	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-3330	670	51	13.1	7.5%	452 (67.5%)	24 (3.6%)	36 (5.4%)	105 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.6%)	98.6	8^th of 1019 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.6	21^st of 1009 public elementary schools	97.9%	13	≥ 95%	92.5	82.0				89.5	86.7	89.7	85.9				87.4	90.8	86.0	82.8				86.2					$13,881	$352	$13,139

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Elementary School

Is Oakland Elementary School a good school?

Oakland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Oakland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Oakland Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Oakland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Junior High School
High : Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School

What district is Oakland Elementary School in?

Fayette County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Elementary School?

Students at Oakland Elementary School are 51% African American, 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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