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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111000437
Oak Grove Elementary School
6118 Woodstock Rd, Acworth, GA 30102 · (770) 721-8550 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
346 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 74%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.9pp since 2021
Math
35.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.9% | 42.1% |
| 2021-22 | 36.4% | 39.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 School
Oak Grove Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Elementary School this school | 523 | 66.2% | 38.5% |
| Martin Elementary School Flowery Branch | 628 | 65.4% | 29.1% |
| Westwood Elementary School Dalton | 605 | 66.1% | 54.3% |
| Evansdale Elementary School Doraville | 504 | 64.1% | 39.8% |
| Friendship Elementary School Buford | 673 | 62.7% | 35.7% |
| North Jackson Elementary School Talmo | 517 | 63.1% | 43.5% |
Matched among Georgia 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #583 of 1,208 | #21 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #736 of 1,215 ▼ 220 | #23 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #653 of 1,215 ▼ 103 | #21 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #179 of 1,183 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #806 of 1,324 | #21 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #181 of 1,301 | #3 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #222 of 1,301 | #5 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #871 of 1,312 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #274 of 386 | #10 of 12 |
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
523
+76 (+17%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 523 | 45.5 | 11.5:1 | 66% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 47.2 | 10.7:1 | 69% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 46.1 | 11.2:1 | 64% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 55% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 40.5 | 12.3:1 | 62% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 61% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 804 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 47% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 22% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 39 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (496 to 523); teachers up 12% (40.5 to 45.5).
About Oak Grove Elementary School
Students in Acworth, Georgia, attend Oak Grove Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 523 students covers pre-K through 5.
Cherokee County runs Oak Grove Elementary School along with 36 other schools, enrolling 42,031 students in total.
The most common group at Oak Grove Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 44%. Other groups include 34% White, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. Oak Grove Elementary School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligible students account for 66% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Cherokee County, the average is 37%.
allk12 grades Oak Grove Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Oak Grove Elementary School is 4.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.5% versus 43.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
Cherokee County has about 281,032 residents, and the median household income is $108,115, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Cherokee County has 38 public schools and roughly 42,642 students.
The next-closest public school is Clark Creek Elementary School, about 1.8 miles away. Oak Grove Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Oak Grove Elementary School's average proficiency of 38.5% compares with 49.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Oak Grove Elementary School grew 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 447 to 523 students.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Acworth
- Allatoona High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Clark Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,108 students
- Durham Middle SchoolMiddle · 984 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Pitner Elementary SchoolElementary · 802 students
- Barber Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
Other Oak Grove Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 20 states are named Oak Grove Elementary. Oak Grove Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 34.
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolPeachtree City, GA · 450 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 429 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolLibertyville, IL · 911 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 832 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryHattiesburg, MS · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Clark Creek Elementary School1.8 mi · 1,108
- Carmel Elementary School2.3 mi · 912
- Pitner Elementary School2.4 mi · 802
- Boston Elementary School2.7 mi · 651
- Baker Elementary School2.8 mi · 738
- Etowah High School3.0 mi · 2,393
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oak Grove Elementary School?
Oak Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oak Grove Elementary School serve?
Oak Grove Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oak Grove Elementary School?
Oak Grove Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 44% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Grove Elementary School?
Oak Grove Elementary School is overseen by Cherokee County in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.