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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURNER-KANSAS CITY·NCES 201236000020

Oak Grove Elem

5340 Oak Grove Rd, Kansas City, KS 66106 · (913) 288-3900 · Wyandotte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Kansas public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools

Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 313
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
425 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 51%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5611%
Kindergarten7314%
Grade 18516%
Grade 28516%
Grade 37815%
Grade 48015%
Grade 57514%

This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).

Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
16331%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
26450%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
5611%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
183%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
316%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
29656%
Female
23644%

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
45.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.1%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.5%36.1%
2023-2432.0%37.6%
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem

Oak Grove Elem's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Oak Grove Elem this school53279.9%36.2%
Turner Elem
Kansas City
56080.7%33.8%
Apache Elem
Overland Park
52676.8%28.4%
Dodge Literacy Magnet
Wichita
54783.0%20.2%
Woodman Elem
Wichita
61287.4%19.6%
Comanche Elem
Overland Park
36977.8%35.3%
Matched among Kansas 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 Elem ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KansasIn Wyandotte County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.2%#419 of 625#8 of 36
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.1%#396 of 625#9 of 36
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.5%#374 of 625#8 of 36
Enrollment
ranked largest first
532#53 of 714#9 of 38
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#443 of 539#26 of 35
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.4%#100 of 540#14 of 35
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
79.9%#114 of 658#28 of 37
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.7%#340 of 377#28 of 30
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 2024-25
Enrollment
532
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2553234.915.3:180% (425)
2023-2452335.914.6:178% (408)
2022-2352638.213.8:173% (383)
2020-215193216.2:166% (344)
2017-1854730.118.2:168% (370)
2015-165573018.6:176% (421)
2010-114793115.4:176% (363)
2000-016133716.6:153% (322)
1990-917053818.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Elem.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (547 to 532); teachers up 16% (30.1 to 34.9).

About Oak Grove Elem

Oak Grove Elem is a public elementary school run by Turner-Kansas City in Kansas City, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 532 students. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.

Turner-Kansas City has 8 schools; together they serve 3,865 students.

No group is above 50% at Oak Grove Elem; the largest is Hispanic, at 50%. After that, the student body is 31% White, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Wyandotte County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. The diversity index for Oak Grove Elem is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

For every teacher at Oak Grove Elem, there are about 15.3 students; the school has 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 80%.

Oak Grove Elem holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Kansas public elementary schools.

After adjusting for student poverty, Oak Grove Elem lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.2%; the prediction is 23.9%.

For the population of Wyandotte County, the median household earns about $63,631 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Oak Grove Elem shares Wyandotte County with 61 other public schools.

Oak Grove Elem's nearest public school is Turner High (about 0.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Oak Grove Elem ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.

The federal government classifies Oak Grove Elem's location as City: Mid-size.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 532, up from 519 in 2020-21.

This page collects posts and questions about Oak Grove Elem, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Wyandotte County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
167,654
Census ACS
Median income
$63,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
30,713 students

Quick facts

School name
Oak Grove Elem
District
Turner-Kansas City
Address
5340 Oak Grove Rd, Kansas City, KS 66106
Phone
(913) 288-3900
County
Wyandotte County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
532
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
425 (80%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
201236000020
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Turner-Kansas City
Other schools in Kansas City
Other Oak Grove Elementary schools

33 other US public schools in 20 states are named Oak Grove Elementary. Oak Grove Elem is the 12th largest of the 34.

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Frequently asked questions

About Oak Grove Elem
How large is Oak Grove Elem?
Oak Grove Elem enrolls approximately 532 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oak Grove Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Grove Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oak Grove Elem have?
Oak Grove Elem employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Grove Elem?
At Oak Grove Elem, the student body is approximately 31% White, 50% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Oak Grove Elem public or private?
Oak Grove Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Turner-Kansas City.
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