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Oakview Elementary School

Public Grades K-6
897th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Oakview Elementary School is a K–6 public school in Centralia, Washington, serving 317 students in the Centralia School District, about 1.5–2.6 miles from the other nearby Centralia elementary schools. Its latest statewide ranking is 897th out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, placing it in the 21st percentile with a 1-star rating. That is an improvement from the 12th–13th percentile in the prior two reporting years, although Oakview remains below most nearby schools and the state overall.

Academic results are mixed, with science standing out as a clear strength. In 2025–2026, 48% of students were proficient in science, compared with 34.77% districtwide and 50.95% statewide. Math proficiency was 28.11%, nearly matching the district’s 28.39% and showing steady improvement from 20.42% in 2022–2023. English Language Arts remains the larger challenge: 29.73% were proficient, below the district’s 36.21% and the state’s 52.81%. Results vary considerably by grade. Third-grade math and fifth-grade ELA were stronger areas, while fourth- and fifth-grade math and fourth- and sixth-grade ELA were notably weaker.

Oakview serves a high-need population, with 77.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025—similar to other Centralia schools. Its student-teacher ratio was 13.4, the lowest among the local schools shown, and per-student spending was near the middle of the comparison. Oakview outperformed Jefferson Lincoln Elementary in all three tested subjects, but trailed Edison Elementary and Fords Prairie Elementary overall. Compared with Washington Elementary School, Oakview had lower ELA and math results but stronger science. Overall, the school shows encouraging recent progress, especially in math and science, while needing more consistent literacy and grade-level performance.

317
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,961
Per pupil spending ?
77.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 201 Oakview Avenue
       Centralia, WA  98531-3498

(360) 330-7638

District: Centralia School District


Students who attend Oakview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Centralia Middle School
High:    Centralia High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
54.6%
Hispanic:
39.7%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg33%
Washington avg48%
897th of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Centralia School District
195th of 238Centralia School District among Washington 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202621.0897 of 113821.2%★☆☆☆☆
202516.81005 of 116013.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.31033 of 116811.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.6994 of 116915.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.9996 of 116914.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.8960 of 110713.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.8859 of 113024.0%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9835 of 105420.8%★☆☆☆☆
201726.1805 of 105623.8%★☆☆☆☆
201627.3801 of 105323.9%★☆☆☆☆
201535.6718 of 106732.7%★★☆☆☆
201335.7760 of 110631.3%★★☆☆☆
201228.4863 of 109721.3%★☆☆☆☆
201132.3814 of 109225.5%★☆☆☆☆
201040.1697 of 108835.9%★★☆☆☆
200945.0633 of 107241.0%★★☆☆☆
200845.5618 of 106742.1%★★☆☆☆
200747.6583 of 106945.5%★★☆☆☆
200646.1599 of 105143.0%★★☆☆☆
200537.5699 of 103132.2%★★☆☆☆
200434.7708 of 102631.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202629.7750 of 102026.5%★☆☆☆☆
202516.9953 of 109212.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.2959 of 109312.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.0831 of 109424.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.7936 of 110014.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.7917 of 10089.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.8803 of 106824.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.5815 of 100418.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202643.3391 of 64939.8%★★☆☆☆
202533.6464 of 65929.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.5557 of 65114.4%★☆☆☆☆
202336.5419 of 63333.8%★★☆☆☆
202221.8604 of 69413.0%★☆☆☆☆
202134.3324 of 50135.3%★★☆☆☆
201939.0442 of 69736.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202638.8670 of 100833.5%★★☆☆☆
202521.9866 of 101314.5%★☆☆☆☆
202427.4797 of 102422.2%★☆☆☆☆
202334.4714 of 101329.5%★☆☆☆☆
202233.4722 of 101929.1%★☆☆☆☆
202129.1651 of 85423.8%★☆☆☆☆
201941.0613 of 97937.4%★★☆☆☆
201836.5572 of 83531.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202621.8882 of 105916.7%★☆☆☆☆
202515.2986 of 109810.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.1964 of 109912.3%★☆☆☆☆
202313.9995 of 10999.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.4954 of 111314.3%★☆☆☆☆
202119.3856 of 102516.5%★☆☆☆☆
201927.5816 of 107524.1%★☆☆☆☆
201825.6779 of 99922.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
201912.2278 of 3038.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
201915.0553 of 5662.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201840.3376 of 63741.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202615.5826 of 9018.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.1963 of 10074.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.0937 of 10097.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.0906 of 101110.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.3898 of 103112.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.7831 of 94311.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.7842 of 102718.0%★☆☆☆☆
201818.5732 of 83312.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)8th percentile-13 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)8th percentile-16 vs school
Special Education (2019)2nd percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science48%-3 vs state
English Language Arts30%-23 vs state
Math28%-15 vs state

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Oakview Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Washington elementary schools.

Students at Oakview Elementary School are 55% White, 40% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Oakview Elementary School.

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

Middle : Centralia Middle School
High : Centralia High School

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


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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