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Schools in Oakes · Oakes Public School District 41

Oakes’s public schools outscore 66% of North Dakota districts

In Oakes, 46% of tested students are proficient in math, above the North Dakota average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Oakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Dakota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From North Dakota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▲ 4 pts vs ND 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 7 pts vs ND 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 24% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
475 students on the public path
In brief

Oakes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 264 North Dakota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oakes’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 44% and 39% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,585 per student, against $16,642 across North Dakota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Oakes High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Oakes’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 66% of North Dakota school districts. Test scores are above the North Dakota average; there is no graduation rate to add.

North Dakota school districts we grade (152)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Dakota towns with similar household incomes (264)Better than 61%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 254 test results could put Oakes anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Oakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (254 in math, 254 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Oakes Elementary SchoolOakes Public School District 41B+
7–12Oakes High SchoolOakes Public School District 41B

Oakes’s public schools are run by Oakes Public School District 41. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Oakes Public School District 41Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 475 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$12,585ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 43.8% · 254 students tested
Math46%
State average 38.6% · 254 students tested

Oakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Oakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OakesB+Oakes Public School District 41

Every school in Oakes

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Oakesby address
Oakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
247 students11:1Rate it →
Oakes High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
228 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Oakes’s schools

Are Oakes’s schools good?

By North Dakota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oakes children attend outscore 66% of North Dakota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oakes in?

Oakes Public School District 41, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 475 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Oakes spend per student?

$12,585 in Oakes Public School District 41 (FY2024), against $16,642 across North Dakota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.