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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192001453
Oak Grove Elementary School
9000 Tiger Cub Trail, Bessemer, AL 35023 · (205) 379-2450 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
224 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
48.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Oak Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #312 of 626 | #35 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #207 of 626 | #31 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #352 of 626 | #39 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #200 of 709 | #34 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #274 of 655 | #35 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #607 of 658 | #80 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #584 of 696 | #69 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #131 of 262 | #14 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
576
+55 (+11%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 576 | 34.8 | 16.6:1 | 39% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 34.8 | 16.5:1 | 54% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 32.3 | 17.6:1 | 53% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 40% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 31.5 | 16.6:1 | 46% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 41% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 39% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 40% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Elementary School.
About Oak Grove Elementary School
Oak Grove Elementary School, located in Bessemer, Alabama, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 576 students are in pre-K through 5.
Oak Grove Elementary School is one of the 55 schools that make up Jefferson County (35,444 students in total).
The student body at Oak Grove Elementary School is 92% White. It is also 4% Hispanic and 2% Black. Jefferson County's residents are about 48% White, 43 points below the school's share. Oak Grove Elementary School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. That matches the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Oak Grove Elementary School is 39%. The rate at public schools in Jefferson County averages 52%, higher than here.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Oak Grove Elementary School would be expected to post about 55.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Jefferson County, the median household income is $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Jefferson County has 181 public schools and roughly 97,401 students.
Oak Grove High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of Oak Grove Elementary School. By average proficiency, Oak Grove Elementary School is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Oak Grove Elementary School's enrollment climbed 11%, to 576.
The Oak Grove Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Bessemer
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 777 students
- Bessemer City High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- McCalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Bessemer City Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Jonesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove High School0.2 mi · 777
- Concord Elementary School5.7 mi · 400
- Hueytown High School7.9 mi · 1,200
- Pleasant Grove High School9.8 mi · 752
- Hueytown Primary School10.0 mi · 601
- Hueytown Intermediate School10.2 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Grove Elementary School?
Oak Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oak Grove Elementary School serve?
Oak Grove Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Grove Elementary School?
At Oak Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Oak Grove Elementary School public or private?
Oak Grove Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.