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Schools in Oakdale

Oakdale’s public schools

Neligh-Oakdale Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.4K
▲ 18% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
352 students on the public path
In brief

Oakdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Oakdale’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Eastward Elementary School places highest (better than 63%); Neligh-Oakdale High School lowest (15%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Oakdale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Westward Elementary Schoolin NelighNo scores
3–6Eastward Elementary Schoolin NelighB
7–12Neligh-Oakdale High Schoolin NelighC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Neligh-Oakdale Schools.

The district

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

Neligh-Oakdale SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 352 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,366NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 47.1% · 181 students tested
Math42%
State average 46% · 180 students tested

Oakdale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Oakdale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oakdale—Neligh-Oakdale Schools

Every school in Oakdale

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

Also serving Oakdalein other towns
Westward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Neligh
115 students13:1Rate it →
Eastward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Neligh
B
93 students9:1Rate it →
Neligh-Oakdale High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Neligh
C−
144 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Oakdale’s schools

Are Oakdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Oakdale. Neligh-Oakdale Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Oakdale in?

Neligh-Oakdale Schools.

Where do Oakdale kids go to high school?

Neligh-Oakdale High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.