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Oakland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

931^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Oakland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oakland, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 674 students. The school is part of the Fayette County Public Schools district, which is ranked 137 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Oakland Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 891-931 out of around 1,000 schools. The school has maintained a 1-2 star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Tennessee elementary schools. Oakland Elementary struggles across various student subgroups, with low rankings compared to other Tennessee elementary schools, especially for Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 15-30% of Tennessee elementary schools in this category.

The nearby schools, such as La Grange Moscow Elementary, Buckley-Carpenter Elementary, and Southwest Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state, with low rankings and proficiency rates similar to Oakland Elementary. However, some schools in the neighboring Collierville and Arlington districts, such as Crosswind Elementary, Tara Oaks Elementary, and Donelson Elementary, significantly outperform Oakland Elementary and the state averages, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70-80%.

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 Public Schools

Students who attend Oakland Elementary 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: Declining — 26th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Tennessee avg42%

931^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

137^th of 139Fayette County Public 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-25 vs state

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 vs state

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Public	PK, KG-5	14925 Hwy 194 North	Oakland	38060	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-3804	674	27	25.3		246 (36.5%)	310 (46.0%)	86 (12.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	11.2	931^st of 1009 public elementary schools	7.7%		12.5	926^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.0%	5	21.8	11.3	16.9				17.0	25.6	11.3	16.9				18.3	24.4	21.1	18.3				21.3					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Highway 194	Williston	38076	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-8317	310	16	19.2		99 (31.9%)	165 (53.2%)	27 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	9.9	940^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.8%		43.9	557^th of 1018 public elementary schools	45.3%	383	10.0	12.8	24.4				15.8	17.1	28.2	19.5				21.5	9.8	17.9	20.0				15.8					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Donelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12140 Donelson Farms PKWY	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 389-6973	852	57	15.0		591 (69.4%)	109 (12.8%)	74 (8.7%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.9%)	97.5	24^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.6%		97.2	29^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.2%	5	81.4	81.3	83.1				81.9	84.7	86.3	70.8				80.3	87.3	81.9	76.0				81.3					$15,080	$1,560	$13,092
Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11825 Douglas	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(901) 867-6000	898	60	14.9		674 (75.1%)	95 (10.6%)	46 (5.1%)	27 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	97.2	29^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.6	38^th of 1018 public elementary schools	96.3%	9	80.1	81.8	78.0				80.0	82.9	80.5	82.3				81.9	78.1	79.9	78.5				78.8					$14,100	$832	$12,900
Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12580 S Main ST	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-5260	531	31	16.9		182 (34.3%)	317 (59.7%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	17.3	867^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.1%		14.6	900^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.6%	33	19.7	29.3	33.3				26.6	28.9	25.4	21.8				25.8	20.0	25.4	20.4				21.8					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10050 Oak Seed LN	Lakeland	38002	Shelby County	Lakeland	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-7071	1,034	72	14.4		655 (63.3%)	118 (11.4%)	140 (13.5%)	74 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	97.5	23^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.5	27^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.3%	4	86.6	86.1					86.4	69.8	80.2					75.0	80.6	85.1					82.9					$12,780	$431	$11,916
Macon-Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9800 Macon RD	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2625	1,166	62	18.9		103 (8.8%)	876 (75.1%)	101 (8.7%)	32 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.5%)	30.2	734^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.3	740^th of 1018 public elementary schools	27.3%	6	32.5	22.2	30.8				28.7	36.1	41.0	35.4				37.4	30.6	32.6	31.7				31.6					$14,354	$1,527	$12,016
Tara Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Harpers Ferry RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-3337	649	47	13.8		442 (68.1%)	47 (7.2%)	42 (6.5%)	82 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	97.1	30^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.0%		98.1	16^th of 1018 public elementary schools	98.4%	14	67.9	85.0	91.7				81.5	79.2	87.0	79.6				81.8	71.7	82.0	82.4				78.7					$16,052	$409	$15,098
Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle	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		81 (26.0%)	183 (58.8%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	41.9	585^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.0%		42.2	583^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	42.7%	2	37.5	40.0	45.9	25.0	7.7	19.0	29.9	37.5	40.0	45.9	28.1	10.3	23.8	31.3	34.4	57.5	40.5	37.5	15.4	28.6	36.3	12.5	28.2	38.1	25.0	$22,552	$2,027	$19,316
Crosswind Elementary School	Public	K-5	831 West Shelton RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-3330	670	51	13.1		452 (67.5%)	24 (3.6%)	36 (5.4%)	105 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.6%)	97.6	21^st of 1009 public elementary schools	97.9%		99.1	6^th of 1018 public elementary schools	99.4%	15	88.1	69.6	91.1				82.3	84.4	87.3	83.7				85.2	85.3	80.0	84.6				83.1					$13,881	$352	$13,139

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Elementary

What district is Oakland Elementary in?

Fayette County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Oakland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakland Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Oakland Elementary?

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

Is Oakland Elementary a good school?

Oakland Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Elementary?

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

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