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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706003255
OAK GROVE ELEM
4901 Cook Rd, St. Joseph, MO 64505 · (816) 671-4290 · Buchanan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Missouri 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.
- 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.
- A-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 Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
165 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 5% larger than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
66.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.0% | 29.4% | 27.1% | 14.3% |
| Math | 47.6% | 18.6% | 17.0% | 16.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 62.7% |
| 2022-23 | 54.8% | 57.5% |
| 2021-22 | 55.8% | 57.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 (57.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK GROVE ELEM this school | 502 | 32.9% | 57.7% |
| GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM. FENTON | 523 | 38.6% | 58.6% |
| ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. COLUMBIA | 556 | 32.6% | 50.0% |
| BELL PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 642 | 25.2% | 61.4% |
| CHAPEL HILL ELEMENTARY GLADSTONE | 644 | 37.9% | 65.4% |
| FAIRVIEW ELEM. COLUMBIA | 471 | 26.3% | 62.9% |
Matched among Missouri 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| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Buchanan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #170 of 1,002 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #88 of 1,019 ▲ 35 | #2 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #182 of 1,018 ▼ 28 | #2 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #256 of 943 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #158 of 1,294 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #741 of 950 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #194 of 953 | #7 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #910 of 1,165 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #219 of 684 | #3 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
502
-193 (-28%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 502 | 34.9 | 14.4:1 | 33% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 32.4 | 15.6:1 | 29% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 46% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 39 | 17.8:1 | 22% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 42.9 | 14.4:1 | 34% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 29% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OAK GROVE ELEM.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (617 to 502); teachers down 19% (42.9 to 34.9).
About OAK GROVE ELEM
OAK GROVE ELEM is a large elementary school found in St. Joseph, Missouri. It enrolled 502 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 59% higher than the average for elementary schools in Missouri, which is about 315.
ST. JOSEPH has 10,430 students spread across 22 schools.
By race and ethnicity, OAK GROVE ELEM is 61% White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That compares with about 81% White among all Buchanan County residents. OAK GROVE ELEM has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
OAK GROVE ELEM counts 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.4 students for each one. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is lower than this school's figure. About 33% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Buchanan County average 69%.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, OAK GROVE ELEM receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
OAK GROVE ELEM scores 57.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.6%.
OAK GROVE ELEM is located in Buchanan County, where median household income is about $62,158, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. OAK GROVE ELEM is one of 36 public schools in Buchanan County, which together enroll about 11,825 students.
Nearby, COLEMAN ELEM. is about 2.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, OAK GROVE ELEM places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place OAK GROVE ELEM in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 695 to 502. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.4:1.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,568
Census ACS
Median income
$62,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,825 students
Quick facts
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Other OAK GROVE Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 20 states are named OAK GROVE Elementary. OAK GROVE ELEM is the 15th largest of the 34.
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- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolLibertyville, IL · 911 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 832 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryHattiesburg, MS · 758 students
Nearby schools
- COLEMAN ELEM.2.4 mi · 388
- PERSHING ELEM.2.7 mi · 285
- JOHN GLENN ELEM.2.9 mi · 280
- FIELD ELEM.2.9 mi · 336
- ROBIDOUX MIDDLE3.4 mi · 405
- BODE MIDDLE3.5 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About OAK GROVE ELEMHow many students attend OAK GROVE ELEM?
OAK GROVE ELEM enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does OAK GROVE ELEM serve?
OAK GROVE ELEM serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OAK GROVE ELEM?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OAK GROVE ELEM is approximately 14.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OAK GROVE ELEM?
At OAK GROVE ELEM, the student body is approximately 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is OAK GROVE ELEM in?
OAK GROVE ELEM is part of ST. JOSEPH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.