Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001701497
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5027 HWY 135 NORTH, PARAGOULD, AR 72450 · (870) 240-2221 · Greene County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
270 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
28.2%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
31.7%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Arkansas 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 Arkansas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
270
+31 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.0:1
% White
85%
was 85%
% Hispanic
4%
was 7%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the intimate primary schools in PARAGOULD, Arkansas, overseen by PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 270 students on its rolls from grades 2 through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 418.
Across the 7 schools in PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,166 students total), OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Greene County (around 73%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.3%, the actual is 29.2%, a residual of +6.9 points.
In the surrounding community, Greene County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,839, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Greene County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,364 students), of which OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.8%.
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 13%: 239 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,432
Census ACS
Median income
$57,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 881 students
- PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
- PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 512 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 447 students
- WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 233 students
- BALDWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 221 students
Other schools in PARAGOULD
- PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 881 students
- GREENE CTY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 760 students
- GREENE CTY TECH PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
- PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
- GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 557 students
- GREENE CTY TECH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 521 students
Nearby schools
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 447
- PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 602
- PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH4.2 mi · 512
- PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL4.3 mi · 881
- GREENE CTY TECH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 501
- GREENE CTY TECH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL4.3 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many teachers does OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
How diverse is OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT in Greene County.
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