Oak Park Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Decatur, Alabama
Oak Park Elementary School in Decatur, Alabama enrolled 481 students in 2024-25 with 35.5 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
503 students in 2022-23, 517 students in 2023-24, 481 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.5 to 35.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 503 | 30.5 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 31.5 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 481 | 35.5 | 13.5 |
13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools
Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 402 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Oak Park Elementary School enrolled 402 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 402 of the 402 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent22.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.1% of students were Hispanic, 27.7% Black, 15.8% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic49.1%
- Black27.7%
- White15.8%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Pacific Islander0.8%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Oak Park Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 41% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 27% (2021-22) | 29.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Decatur
12 public elementary schools in Decatur report 2024-25 enrollment; Oak Park Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Elementary School | 481 | 13.5 | 70.9% |
| BanksCaddell Elementary School | 477 | 16.7 | 76.5% |
| Austinville Elementary School | 463 | 16.3 | 67.6% |
| Chestnut Grove Elementary School | 436 | 13.4 | 58.3% |
| Frances Nungester Elementary School | 428 | 16.2 | 75.5% |
| West Decatur Elementary School | 407 | 16.6 | 81.1% |
| Woodmeade Elementary School | 361 | 15.0 | 67.6% |
| Julian Harris Elementary School | 349 | 15.5 | 51.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Oak Park Elementary School
- Walter Jackson Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 251 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- BanksCaddell Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 477 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Oak Park Elementary School with Walter Jackson Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Decatur City spends per student$14,832 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,832
- The largest public schools in AlabamaOak Park Elementary School is the number 322 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#322 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.13.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Oak Park Elementary School
How many students attend Oak Park Elementary School?
481 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 503 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Decatur, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Park Elementary School?
13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Oak Park Elementary School a Title I school?
Oak Park Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Oak Park Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Oak Park Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Oak Park Elementary School in?
Decatur City, NCES district ID 0101170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010117000434 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.