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Enrollment
500
High
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CARROLL PARISH·NCES 220195001472
Oak Grove High School
501 West Main, Oak Grove, LA 71263 · (318) 428-2308 · West Carroll Parish
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Louisiana public high schools
- B+Test 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.
- CThree-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 Louisiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
366 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 15% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Carroll Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
46.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove High School this school | 500 | 73.2% | 37.5% |
| Springfield High School Springfield | 400 | 71.0% | N/A |
| Tioga High School Ball | 881 | 71.7% | N/A |
| Jewel M. Sumner High School Kentwood | 428 | 69.9% | N/A |
| Cecilia High School Cecilia | 768 | 68.8% | N/A |
| Oakdale High School Oakdale | 299 | 68.6% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #20 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #10 of 69 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #24 of 70 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #16 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #157 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #216 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #145 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #105 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #72 of 75 |
Ranked against other public high 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
500
+43 (+9%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 861
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 500 | 25.9 | 19.3:1 | 73% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 28.5 | 19.2:1 | 71% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 65% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 57% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 25.4 | 19.4:1 | 73% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | N/A | N/A | 73% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 65% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 50% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 861 | 52 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (493 to 500); teachers up 2% (25.4 to 25.9).
About Oak Grove High School
Oak Grove High School is a small high school in West Carroll Parish, located in Oak Grove, Louisiana. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 500 students in grades 6 through 12. The average for high schools in Louisiana is about 711 students, so this school is 30% smaller than average.
West Carroll Parish enrolls 1,483 students, and its 3 schools include Oak Grove High School.
A majority of students at Oak Grove High School, 73%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Black and 3% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Oak Grove High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
The school has about 19.3 students per teacher and 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 73%. That is close to the 75% average for public schools in West Carroll Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Oak Grove High School is A-. Compared with Louisiana public high schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oak Grove High School falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 37.5% actual against 31.6% predicted.
Census estimates describe West Carroll Parish this way: median household income is about $49,134, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of West Carroll Parish number 5 and enroll about 1,483.
The school nearest to Oak Grove High School is Oak Grove Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of Oak Grove High School, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.9%; Oak Grove High School's is 37.5%, ranking 3rd of 8.
NCES describes the area around Oak Grove High School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Oak Grove High School had 457 students in 2020-21 and 500 in 2024-25, a 9% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 19.3:1 over the same years.
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West Carroll Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,464
Census ACS
Median income
$49,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,483 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Carroll Parish
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Forest SchoolCombined · 460 students
- Epps SchoolCombined
- Kilbourne High SchoolCombined
Other Oak Grove High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Oak Grove High. Oak Grove High School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Oak Grove High SchoolHattiesburg, MS · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove HighSan Jose, CA · 1,374 students
- Oak Grove HighWinston-Salem, NC · 992 students
- Oak Grove High SchoolBessemer, AL · 777 students
- OAK GROVE HIGHOAK GROVE, MO · 604 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Elementary School0.1 mi · 523
- Forest School4.8 mi · 460
- Griffin Middle School Academy13.0 mi · 163
- Southside Elementary School13.0 mi · 359
- General Trass High School13.2 mi · 214
- EUDORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.5 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove High SchoolHow many students attend Oak Grove High School?
Oak Grove High School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Oak Grove High School serve?
Oak Grove High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Grove High School is approximately 19.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Grove High School?
At Oak Grove High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 3% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Oak Grove High School public or private?
Oak Grove High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Carroll Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.