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Oakdale High: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.

Oakdale posts 43% meeting the standard against 36% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.

739 West G Street, 95361 (opens in new tab)·Oakdale Joint Unified·Oakdale·Grades 9-12·1,563 students·35% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(209) 847-3007·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope5547
% Exceeded18%16%
% Met+43%36%
Grad rate97.5%86.6%
College readiness41.9%33.9%
Absence16.8%30.2%
Suspension4.9%3.6%
Scope Score
55
🌱 Building Momentum · Solid
ranked #696 statewide · #1 of 4 in Oakdale Joint Unified

Oakdale High scores 55 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 68th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “43% proficient” and call it done. Oakdale deserves a closer read. The school sits in Oakdale, where one in three students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Oakdale's low-income kids hit 50.9% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 68th percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAGreen(Increased)MathYellow(Increased Significantly)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 43% meet the standard today, versus 49% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1164%59%50%55%59%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1134%30%25%17%26%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
43%
State 36%
Graduate
98%
State 87%
Pass an AP exam
42%
State 34%

Of 100 students here: 43 are proficient by 11th grade → 98 graduate → 42 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

50.9%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Oakdale's most underrated number

50.9% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Oakdale low-income: 50.9%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
97.5%
State 86.6%
10.9pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
17.8%
State 15.8%
1.9pp above state avg
College readiness
41.9%
State 33.9%
AP course or exam readiness above state avg
Met or exceeded
42.7%
State 35.7%
7.0pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
16.8%
State 30.2%
13.4pp below state avg
Suspension rate
4.9%
State 3.6%
1.2pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
22.2%
State 18.0%
4.3pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Oakdale High in Oakdale, 50.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 39.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Oakdale High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 11.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (17.9% Math proficient); White students (64.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 52.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 118 students tested.

All students at this school: 43% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 43%, district —, state 36%43%
WhiteWhite: this school 47%, district 49%, state 56%47% · +4 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 46%, district 43%, state 44%46% · +3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 40%, district 44%, state 42%40% · −3 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 36%, district 36%, state 32%36% · −7 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 34%, district 33%, state 32%34% · −8 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 10%, district 22%, state 15%10% · −33 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 7%, district 17%, state 11%7% · −36 vs school

5 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored
Hispanic25.2% AP · 37.2% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native1.0% AP · 1.0% enroll.
Asian4.0% AP · 1.4% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0% AP · 0.4% enroll.
Black0.0% AP · 0.3% enroll.
White68.3% AP · 57.7% enroll.
Two or more races1.5% AP · 2.1% enroll.
English learners0.5% AP · 6.1% enroll.
Students with disabilities0.5% AP · 11.0% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 16.8%, district 23.5%, state 30.2%16.8% · −13.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 4.9%, district —, state 3.6%4.9% · +1.2pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1216.2%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
Oakdale High
55/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
68%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of Oakdale's class of 2023, 68% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 338 completers, 68% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 10 (3%)California State University 36 (11%)California community college 150 (44%)In-state private 12 (4%)Out-of-state, 4-year 21 (6%)Out-of-state, 2-year 1 (0%)Not enrolled 108 (32%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 20 of Oakdale's 354 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Merced the most common landing, with 6 enrollees.

Applied34fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted31
Enrolled20
Where they landed (fall 2025)

6 of 9 campuses are masked below UC's privacy floor — a protection, not a verdict.

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 68% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (150) than at UC (10).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 22:122:1
Teaching staff75 teachers
Avg. experience17.4 years
Fully credentialed83%
First-year teachers3%
Intern / emergency permit2.7%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$60,252 – $124,790
Principal salary$162,923 – $171,320
Superintendent salary$258,475

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers72 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers58 students
Advanced Coursework

Oakdale's teachers are authorized to teach 16 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — above the 14-subject median among California schools that offer AP at all — including Calculus BC, Calculus AB, and Computer Science A.

AP subjects taught16
Math & Computer Science (6)Calculus AB · Calculus BC · Computer Science A · Computer Science Principles · Precalculus · Statistics
Sciences (1)Biology
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (4)European History · Psychology · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History
World Languages & Cultures (1)Spanish Language and Culture
Arts (2)2-D Art and Design · Art History

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,929, CA average $14,491$19,929 · spent at this school
Federal share$259 per student

$259 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,239 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction66%
Instruction support9%
Student services11%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance9%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,085 per pupil
2019$11,317 per pupil
2018$11,208 per pupil
2017$11,048 per pupil
2016$10,507 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
White51.5%
District 50.2% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic42.5%
District 43.1% · CA 56.1%
Other4.6%
District 4.9% · CA 9.0%
Asian0.8%
District 0.9% · CA 10.2%
Black0.6%
District 0.9% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 34.7% (29pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$93K · CA $85K
Median home value$516K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+25% · CA 35%
ZIP population34,810
Median age39 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 23% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Oakdale High a good high school?

Oakdale High has a Scope Score of 55 out of 100, placing it in the 68th percentile of California high schools and ranked #696 statewide. 17.8% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is near the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Oakdale High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 42.7% of students at Oakdale High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 17.8% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 24.9% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 17.8% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 697 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Oakdale High rank in California?

Oakdale High ranks #696 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 68th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Oakdale High?

16.8% of students at Oakdale High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 4.9%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Oakdale High compare to other schools in Oakdale?

Oakdale High scores 55/100 (68th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,563 students. Use the schools in Oakdale page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Oakdale High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Oakdale High in Oakdale, 50.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 39.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Oakdale High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 11.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (17.9% Math proficient); White students (64.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 52.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 118 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at Oakdale High?

Oakdale High's teachers are authorized to teach 16 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: 2-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, European History, Precalculus, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Oakdale High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 20 Oakdale High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Your other options

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Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
97.5%
↑ vs CA 86.6% · 62th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
17.8%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 52th pctile
College readiness · 20%
41.9%
↑ vs CA 33.9% · 55th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
42.7%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 55th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
16.8%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 61th pctile
→ no change vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
4.9%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 44th pctile
▼ 0.5pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
22.2%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 60th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1135026%33%22%19%59%+11
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 113479%17%23%51%26%+2

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide3744%20%66%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged11850.9%+11+13
White18964.5%+9+3
Hispanic/Latino14452.1%+9+13
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Oakdale High ←—5517.8%42.7%——4.9%
Oakdale Charter1.2 mi425.6%25.0%——1.7%
East Stanislaus High0.1 mi331.9%16.0%——6.3%
California average—4715.8%35.7%——3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
97.5%
AP Exam Prepared
41.9%
A-G Completion
39.0%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
68.0%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20195769#64117.8%48.6%13.3%4.8%—
20225468#66517.9%44.3%30.2%8.1%—
20235466#73017.0%37.9%18.5%8.3%—
20245364#77915.0%36.1%16.9%5.4%—
20255568#69617.8%42.7%16.8%4.9%—
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female14.9%18.0%+3.1pp
Male10.6%14.3%+3.7pp
Asian8.3%15.4%+7.1pp
Black/African American25.0%36.4%+11.4pp
White6.7%——
Hispanic/Latino15.8%16.4%+0.6pp
American Indian/Alaska Native9.5%——
Two or More Races14.3%20.4%+6.1pp
Students with Disabilities21.0%29.1%+8.1pp
English Learners16.8%20.0%+3.2pp
Foster Youth20.0%——
Homeless50.0%72.7%+22.7pp
Military-Connected5.9%20.8%+14.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged20.2%23.8%+3.6pp
All Students12.7%16.2%+3.5pp
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
20253431203.973.984.04
20243528113.823.873.67
20233425103.823.954.01
2022392693.904.004.17
20215032123.773.884.19
20203325123.813.863.83
20193629123.964.024.05
20183623133.713.863.94
20173421133.723.873.94
20164126153.733.933.96
20153222143.834.004.02
20144327153.683.863.92

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202513‹3‹3
Berkeley202413‹3‹3
Berkeley202315‹3‹3
Berkeley202214‹3‹3
Berkeley20212263
Davis20251913‹3
Davis2024247‹3
Davis202326116
Davis20222611‹3
Davis20212610‹3
Irvine20251274
Irvine202415‹3‹3
Irvine202311‹3‹3
Irvine2022143‹3
Irvine20212053
Los Angeles202512‹3‹3
Los Angeles202414‹3‹3
Los Angeles202317‹3‹3
Los Angeles202216‹3‹3
Los Angeles2021233‹3
Merced202527276
Merced202415155
Merced20231412‹3
Merced20221413‹3
Merced20211716‹3
Riverside20251111‹3
San Diego2025174‹3
San Diego2024153‹3
San Diego202319‹3‹3
San Diego2022154‹3
San Diego2021218‹3
Santa Barbara202511106
Santa Barbara20242212‹3
Santa Barbara20231393
Santa Barbara20222310‹3
Santa Barbara20212693
Santa Cruz202598‹3
Santa Cruz2024127‹3
Santa Cruz202393‹3
Santa Cruz2022116‹3
Santa Cruz2021199‹3
Universitywide2025343120
Universitywide2024352811
Universitywide2023342510
Universitywide202239269
Universitywide2021503212

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
2-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count13
AP enrollment202
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections7
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,745

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California103.0%
California State University3610.7%
California community college15044.4%
In-state private123.5%
Out-of-state, 4-year216.2%
Out-of-state, 2-year10.3%
Not enrolled10832.0%

338 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 68% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

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