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Enrollment
744
Elementary
DISTRICT 681 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132000188
Oak Grove Central Elementary School
893 Oak Grove Road, Hernando, MS 38632 · (662) 429-4180 · DeSoto County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
228 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 30 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 358 | 48% |
| Grade 5 | 356 | 48% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
64.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 70 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 Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 71.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Central Elementary School
Oak Grove Central Elementary School's state test result (72.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Central Elementary School this school | 744 | 30.6% | 72.1% |
| Hernando Elementary School Hernando | 707 | 33.2% | 75.2% |
| Magnolia Park Elementary Ocean Springs | 613 | 29.7% | 79.3% |
| Hernando Hills Elementary Hernando | 770 | 36.6% | 73.8% |
| Lewisburg Primary School Olive Branch | 578 | 23.2% | 82.0% |
| Northshore Elementary Brandon | 539 | 29.3% | 86.9% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #66 of 428 | #6 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #117 of 439 ▼ 42 | #8 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #43 of 439 ▲ 10 | #4 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 744 | #48 of 453 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #223 of 408 | #5 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #227 of 409 | #23 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #432 of 444 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #20 of 90 | #2 of 7 |
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
744
+51 (+7%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 744 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 31% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 50.4 | 15.2:1 | 25% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 47.9 | 16.4:1 | 100% (784) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 32% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 39% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 40% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 42 | 19.6:1 | 28% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 40 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Central Elementary School.
About Oak Grove Central Elementary School
Oak Grove Central Elementary School is a large elementary school in Mississippi, located in Hernando. The school's 744 students are in grades 4 through 5. Enrollment is 67% higher than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi, which is about 446.
DeSoto County School District enrolls 34,934 students in 39 schools, including Oak Grove Central Elementary School.
White students make up a majority at Oak Grove Central Elementary School, at 75%. Other students are 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 57% White share among all DeSoto County residents. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 49 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.2:1. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%. That is 18 points below the 49% average for public schools in DeSoto County.
allk12 grades Oak Grove Central Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Oak Grove Central Elementary School scores 72.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 79.0%.
Census estimates describe DeSoto County this way: the median household income is $85,297, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, DeSoto County has 43 public schools and roughly 34,934 students.
Nearest public school: Hernando Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Oak Grove Central Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.1% against a local average of 72.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 51 more students in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Oak Grove Central Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
DeSoto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
191,301
Census ACS
Median income
$85,297
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
34,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeSoto County School District
- DeSoto Central High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Southaven High SchoolHigh · 1,876 students
- Hernando High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Southaven Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,423 students
- DeSoto Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,388 students
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,330 students
Other schools in Hernando
- Hernando High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Hernando Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,183 students
- Lewisburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 996 students
- Hernando Hills ElementaryElementary · 770 students
- Hernando Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- DESOTO COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTERCombined
Nearby schools
- Hernando Elementary School1.7 mi · 707
- Hernando Middle School2.0 mi · 1,183
- Hernando High School2.1 mi · 1,529
- Hernando Hills Elementary3.3 mi · 770
- DeSoto Central Primary School7.6 mi · 792
- Lewisburg Intermediate School8.5 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Oak Grove Central Elementary School?
Oak Grove Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 744 students in grades 04-05.
Is Oak Grove Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Grove Central Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Oak Grove Central Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Oak Grove Central Elementary School.
How diverse is Oak Grove Central Elementary School?
Oak Grove Central Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Grove Central Elementary School?
Oak Grove Central Elementary School is overseen by DeSoto County School District in DeSoto County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.