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Oakland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 530 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oakland Elementary enrolls 530 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 33% Black or African American and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 175 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
530 of the school's 530 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 530 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oakland Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 41, state house district 119.
Oakland Elementary is one of 82 schools in Charleston 01, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The district serves 50,856 students district-wide and employs 3,791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 530 students, Oakland Elementary is close to the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize