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What's one thing Oak Grove Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
756
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116011529
Oak Grove Elementary
4445 West Ferguson Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 · (559) 622-3105 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
246 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 85% larger than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
72.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
65.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.9% | 30.4% | 16.4% | 11.3% |
| Math | 39.0% | 26.4% | 19.3% | 15.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 61.8% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 63.9% |
| 2021-22 | 67.7% | 59.5% |
| 2020-21 | 93.5% | 83.3% |
| 2018-19 | 78.5% | 71.2% |
| 2017-18 | 79.1% | 67.4% |
| 2016-17 | 73.7% | 68.0% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 61.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for California 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 California'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 →
Schools most like Oak Grove Elementary
Oak Grove Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Elementary this school | 756 | 32.5% | 65.8% |
| Temecula Luiseno Elementary Temecula | 738 | 31.4% | 61.2% |
| Knob Hill Elementary San Marcos | 725 | 38.6% | 55.9% |
| Paloma Elementary San Marcos | 758 | 31.4% | 75.0% |
| Eagle Rock Elementary Los Angeles | 755 | 37.6% | 70.9% |
| Campbell School of Innovation Campbell | 815 | 32.3% | 48.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oak Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #847 of 5,151 | #4 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #810 of 5,172 ▲ 133 | #2 of 102 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #640 of 5,172 ▲ 296 | #1 of 102 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,575 of 5,116 | #51 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #511 of 5,915 | #6 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,794 of 5,352 | #99 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #1,378 of 5,354 | #1 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #4,658 of 5,625 | #106 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #2,725 of 3,837 | #46 of 77 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
756
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 837
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 756 | 29.3 | 25.8:1 | 33% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 30.5 | 24.2:1 | 32% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 31.8 | 23.7:1 | 31% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 784 | 33 | 23.8:1 | 26% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 29 | 28.9:1 | 30% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 28 | 28.9:1 | 28% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | N/A | N/A | 29% (245) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (838 to 756); teachers up 1% (29 to 29.3).
About Oak Grove Elementary
A large elementary school in Visalia, California, Oak Grove Elementary is part of Visalia Unified. It enrolled 756 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
The 41 schools in Visalia Unified enroll 28,725 students altogether, Oak Grove Elementary among them.
The most common group at Oak Grove Elementary is Hispanic students, at 50%. It is also 30% White, 12% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Tulare County's residents are about 67% Hispanic, 17 points above the school's share. Oak Grove Elementary's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 25.8 students per teacher. That is 3.5 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 33% of students. The average for public schools in Tulare County is 77%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Oak Grove Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.8%; the prediction is 60.5%.
In the county around the school, Tulare County, the median household income is $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 196 public schools in Tulare County, enrolling about 101,494 students in all.
Nearby, Manuel F. Hernandez is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 48.1% on proficiency, and Oak Grove Elementary is above that at 65.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 784. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.8:1 to 25.8:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Visalia Unified
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
- Valley Oak MiddleMiddle · 952 students
Other schools in Visalia
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
Other Oak Grove Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 20 states are named Oak Grove Elementary. Oak Grove Elementary is the 4th largest of the 34.
- Oak Grove ElementaryAliso Viejo, CA · 569 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryPorterville, CA · 393 students
- Oak Grove ElementarySebastopol, CA · 91 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolLibertyville, IL · 911 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 832 students
Nearby schools
- Manuel F. Hernandez0.6 mi · 707
- Ridgeview Middle1.0 mi · 975
- Willow Glen Elementary1.2 mi · 506
- Denton Elementary1.3 mi · 648
- Sequoia High1.4 mi · 280
- Shannon Ranch Elementary1.5 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove ElementaryHow large is Oak Grove Elementary?
Oak Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 756 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Oak Grove Elementary serve?
Oak Grove Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Oak Grove Elementary?
Approximately 25.8:1 students per teacher at Oak Grove Elementary.
How diverse is Oak Grove Elementary?
Oak Grove Elementary reports a student body of 30% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Oak Grove Elementary public or private?
Oak Grove Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Visalia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.