📍 147 Cedar Street, Dedham, Norfolk County, 02026
Oakdale is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dedham, Norfolk County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dedham school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Oakdale enrolls 245 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 177 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 9.8% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oakdale is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 30, state house district 167.
Oakdale is one of 7 schools in Dedham, based in Dedham, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,668 students district-wide and employs 236 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Oakdale is smaller than the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large