📍 4930 Pipers Gap Road, Galax, Carroll County, 24333
Oakland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Galax, Carroll County. The school has 180 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oakland Elementary enrolls 180 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 157 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 180 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 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 a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 6.
Oakland Elementary is one of 11 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, based in Hillsville, Virginia. The district serves 3,437 students district-wide and employs 279 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 180 students, Oakland Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 312 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant