Oakdale School

voyager.rtd.utk.edu/volweb/school/morgan/oakdale

454 Students

Other Pre-K - 12th

School Overview

Oakdale School, located at 225 Clifty Creek Road in Oakdale, Tennessee, serves as a vital educational pillar for the small rural community in Morgan County. As a PreK-12 institution, it functions as a comprehensive center for local students, offering a continuous learning environment that spans from early childhood through high school graduation. The school emphasizes a close-knit atmosphere, leveraging its small-town setting to foster strong relationships between students, faculty, and the surrounding community.

Academically and operationally, the school is integrated into the broader Tennessee educational landscape, utilizing resources and digital initiatives—such as those associated with the University of Tennessee’s "VolWeb" network—to support its curriculum. While the school maintains a traditional academic focus, it is deeply embedded in the identity of the Oakdale area, providing not only classroom instruction but also serving as a central hub for extracurricular activities and community engagement. Its mission centers on preparing students for post-secondary success while maintaining the values and traditions of the local region.

454

Total Students

30.0

Full-Time Teachers

15.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Oakdale School
Demographic	Student Count
White	413
Hispanic	30
Black	4
Two or More	5
American Indian	2

White
413 (91.0 %)
Hispanic
30 (6.6 %)
Two or More
5 (1.1 %)
Black
4 (0.9 %)
American Indian
2 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	Yes
District:	Morgan County
Phone:	(423)369-3885
Website:	http://voyager.rtd.utk.edu/volweb/school/morgan/oakdale
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 12th
Total Students:	454
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	30.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 16

Kindergarten 42

Grade 1 48

Grade 2 27

Grade 3 23

Grade 4 35

Grade 5 24

Grade 6 40

Grade 7 31

Grade 8 35

Grade 9 35