OAKDALE ELEMENTARY
Principal:	Ruth Peters
Address:	1900 E. Creek Road (8100 S.) Sandy, UT 84093
Phone:	(801) 944-2907
Fax:	(801) 302-4949
Mascot:	Roadrunners
School Colors:	Blue & Red
Home Page:	http://schools.jordandistrict.org/oakdale/
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Oakdale Elementary is situated in northeast Sandy. The school serves students living between 1300 and 2700 East from Ft. Union Boulevard to 8500 South. Oakdale patrons are proud of their school and provide excellent parent support for school programs and activities. The chief goal of the Oakdale faculty is to promote academic progress in students. The teachers are also working to help each student build self-esteem and prepare to take a responsible place in adult society.

• Oakdale has a stable enrollment of 535 students from kindergarten to sixth grade.
• Oakdale, which opened in 1973, has self-contained classrooms.
• The school is in session for 180 days each year on a standard nine-month calendar. Classes begin at 8:40 a.m. and end at 3:20 p.m. except on Fridays when school ends at 1:40 p.m. to allow planning time for teachers.
• The teacher/pupil ratio is 1 to 22.00 in first grade, 1 to 22.30 in second grade, 1 to 23.80 in third grade, and 1 to 25.90 in grades four, five and six. The actual class sizes vary.
• All of the Oakdale teachers have bachelor's degrees and state teaching certification. About one-third of the teachers have master's degrees as well, and many also have credentials in speech, hearing, media, special education, administration, and other curriculum areas.
• Oakdale teachers follow District and state guidelines in establishing curriculum.
• Teachers work in teams to meet student needs.
• All teachers are formally evaluated on a regular basis.
• Oakdale offers special services in resource, gifted/talented, guidance, speech and hearing for qualifying students.
• A hot lunch program is provided. The student price is $1.50 per lunch. Milk may be purchased for 25 cents per carton.
• Bus service is provided for all students who live 1-1/2 miles or more from school. Special bus service is provided for students who live on a hazardous walking route.
• An excellent PTA and School Community Group serve the needs of the students and the school.
• Oakdale has a large battery of parent volunteers who help out at the school regularly.
• Visitors are always welcome. Check with the principal upon arrival.
• Teachers in our school spend hundred of hours of extra unpaid time working for their students.
• Outstanding student citizens and scholars receive special certificates of recognition each month.

Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT)
The Core Criterion Referenced Tests (CRTs) are administered at the end of each school year to help assess how well students have mastered the standards and objectives set forth in the State of Utah Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science core curricula.   Student achievement is reported as the percent of students reaching “proficient” by earning a Level 3 or Level 4 performance on the Core CRT.

Year	1st Lang. Arts	1st Math	2nd Lang. Arts	2nd Math	3rd Lang. Arts	3rd Math
2003-04	80%	87%	84%	80%	83%	85%
2004-05	94%	85%	75%	71%	73%	77%
2005-06	80%	80%	86%	85%	88%	87%
2006-07	49%	92%	74%	70%	82%	78%
2007-08			69%	69%	80%	75%
Year	4th Lang. Arts	4th Math	4th Science	5th Lang. Arts	5th Math	5th Science
2003-04	75%	79%	58%	79%	76%	69%
2004-05	79%	68%	66%	76%	77%	68%
2005-06	79%	74%	57%	76%	68%	70%
2006-07	79%	78%	66%	82%	77%	70%
2007-08	76%	70%	72%	84%	82%	74%
Year	6th Lang. Arts	6th Math	6th Science
2003-04	81%	78%	67%
2004-05	91%	87%	72%
2005-06	85%	83%	75%
2006-07	88%	83%	76%
2007-08	83%	86%	77%

IOWA Tests
The IOWA Test of Basic Skills provides a comparison of achievement to students across the United States in reading, language arts, math, science and social studies.  The IOWA test is given each fall to students in grades 3, 5, and 8.  The Jordan School District School also administers the IOWA to students in grade 6.  Results are reported as the average percentile rank.  The national average is the 50th percentile in each area.
 

3rd Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	63	71	64	67	68	74	71
2000 Norms	2005-06	65	68	57	64	69	71	69
2005 Norms*	2006-07	60	58	43	55	65	63	60
2005 Norms*	2007-08	61	52	52	57	63	67	62
5th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	67	62	67	65	64	78	70
2000 Norms	2005-06	58	50	52	53	57	68	58
2005 Norms*	2006-07	55	51	47	51
2005 Norms*	2007-08	61	55	61	58	60	70	62
6th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Total Survey
2000 Norms	2004-05	54	53	65	57
2000 Norms	2005-06	67	74	68	71
2005 Norms*	2006-07	67	64	70	68
2005 Norms*	2007-08	51	58	50	52

* It is not appropriate to formally compare school results between the old norms and the new norms.

Direct Writing Assessment (DWA)
The Direct Writing Assessment (DWA) is designed to assess the writing skills of 6th and 9th grade students in February and March each year.  The following six components of writing are assessed: ideas & content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
 

Grade 6	Average Points Earned
Year	Ideas / Content	Organization	Voice	Word Choice	Sentence Fluency	Conventions	Composite
2003/04	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.2	3.5	3.4	20.8
2004/05	3.5	3.3	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	20.9
2005/06	3.3	3.3	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.4	20.2
2006/07	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	19.5
2007/08*	2.8	2.8	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.9	17.3

* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.