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Enrollment
711
Middle
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270579000226
OAK GROVE MIDDLE
1300 W 106TH ST, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431 · (952) 681-6600 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
267 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 244 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 224 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
35.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 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 Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 MIDDLE
OAK GROVE MIDDLE's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK GROVE MIDDLE this school | 711 | 37.6% | 37.2% |
| BLACK HAWK MIDDLE EAGAN | 889 | 36.3% | 46.1% |
| Kellogg Middle School ROCHESTER | 769 | 40.6% | 38.8% |
| Shakopee West Middle School SHAKOPEE | 899 | 35.2% | 36.3% |
| Willow Creek Middle School ROCHESTER | 864 | 35.5% | 36.9% |
| Highview Middle School NEW BRIGHTON | 823 | 39.1% | 46.0% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #151 of 245 | #24 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #152 of 245 | #22 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #173 of 245 | #24 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #100 of 306 | #23 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #60 of 210 | #17 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #38 of 216 | #13 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #111 of 252 | #26 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #85 of 129 | #16 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
711
+41 (+6%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 1,687
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 26.8:1
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 | 711 | 45.8 | 15.5:1 | 38% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 47.8 | 13.8:1 | 39% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 28.6 | 24.6:1 | 45% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 25 | 26.8:1 | 39% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 49.4 | 15.8:1 | 36% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 36% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 815 | 52 | 15.7:1 | 32% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 1,085 | 60 | 18.1:1 | 24% (258) |
| 1990-91 | 1,687 | 88 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OAK GROVE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (780 to 711); teachers down 7% (49.4 to 45.8).
About OAK GROVE MIDDLE
This page covers OAK GROVE MIDDLE, a mid-sized middle-grades school in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 711 students. On average, middle schools in Minnesota enroll around 495, and this school is 44% bigger than that mark.
The district, Bloomington Public Schools, operates 22 schools serving 10,442 students.
The largest group at OAK GROVE MIDDLE is White students, at 49%. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is lower than the 66% White share among all Hennepin County residents. The diversity index for OAK GROVE MIDDLE is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at OAK GROVE MIDDLE, giving a ratio of 15.5:1. Middle schools in Minnesota average 17.5:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. A total of 267 students, or 38%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.9% for OAK GROVE MIDDLE. The school posts 37.2%, 7.7 points below the prediction.
For Hennepin County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 496 public schools and about 177,509 students.
OAK GROVE MIDDLE is less than a tenth of a mile from New Code Academy High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: OAK GROVE MIDDLE ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 37.2% versus a 34.6% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 670 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 711 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 26.8:1 to 15.5:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomington Public Schools
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGTON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 634 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
Other Oak Grove Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Oak Grove Middle. OAK GROVE MIDDLE is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolHattiesburg, MS · 1,160 students
- Oak Grove MiddleWinston-Salem, NC · 727 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLCLEARWATER, FL · 724 students
- Oak Grove MiddleConcord, CA · 681 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLPARAGOULD, AR · 447 students
Nearby schools
- New Code Academy High School0.0 mi · 88
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 435
- Compass Academy Secondary0.4 mi · 47
- Compass Academy0.4 mi · 245
- Beacon ALP1.4 mi · 183
- Kennedy High School1.4 mi · 1,578
Frequently asked questions
About OAK GROVE MIDDLEHow many students attend OAK GROVE MIDDLE?
OAK GROVE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 711 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does OAK GROVE MIDDLE serve?
OAK GROVE MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does OAK GROVE MIDDLE have?
OAK GROVE MIDDLE employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at OAK GROVE MIDDLE?
Student demographics at OAK GROVE MIDDLE are roughly 49% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is OAK GROVE MIDDLE in?
OAK GROVE MIDDLE is part of Bloomington Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.