OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in PARAGOULD, Arkansas, part of PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 447 students in grades 5 through 6.

PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,166 students; OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Greene County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Greene County's rate of about 73%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate median household income runs about $57,839, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greene County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,364 students), of which OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 84% to 74%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.