Oakesdale School District

Summary:

The Oakesdale School District is a small, rural district with two schools—Oakesdale Elementary School (PK-5) and Oakesdale High School (6-12)—sharing a campus and serving about 153 total students with very favorable student-to-teacher ratios.

Oakesdale Elementary School stands out as a particular strength of the district, with students demonstrating strong academic performance that exceeds both district and state averages in English, math, and science; its statewide ranking has also improved significantly in recent years.

In contrast, Oakesdale High School shows more varied results, with solid performance in some middle school grades but overall proficiency that is closer to or below state averages, especially in science, despite higher per-student spending, indicating a district focus on sustaining elementary success through the secondary grades.

District Detail

First & McCoy
Oakesdale, WA 99158-0228

(509) 285-5296

SchoolDigger Rank:
80^th of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 153

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakesdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	First & McCoy Streets	Oakesdale	99158	Whitman County	Oakesdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 285-5296	73	6	12.3	30.1%	71 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	66.7		66.7				69.4	50.0					75.0	$23,081	$745	$22,335
Oakesdale High School	Public	6-12	First & McCoy Streets	Oakesdale	99158	Whitman County	Oakesdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 285-5281	80	7	12.1	42.5%	75 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	47.2	221^st of 438 public high schools	49.5%					(n/a)		30.0	29.4	60.0	60.0	60.0	50.0		33.3	50.0	60.0	30.0	42.9	$27,938	$768	$27,170

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garfield School District	9.24 mi	3
Rosalia School District	9.31 mi	1
Steptoe School District	9.8 mi	1
Tekoa School District	10.56 mi	2	144^th
St. John School District	16.31 mi	2	56^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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