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Enrollment
604
High
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE R-VI·NCES 292301001317
OAK GROVE HIGH
605 SE 12TH, OAK GROVE, MO 64075 · (816) 690-4152 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Missouri 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.
- 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 Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
162 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 9 | 163 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 157 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 144 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 23% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OAK GROVE R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.6%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
18.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -8.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are down about 9 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.4% | 44.2% | 34.2% | 15.0% |
| Math | 6.6% | 11.9% | 41.0% | 40.3% |
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 | 50.6% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 22.7% |
| 2022-23 | 61.7% | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 27.4% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 HIGH
OAK GROVE HIGH's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK GROVE HIGH this school | 604 | 26.8% | 35.7% |
| ODESSA HIGH ODESSA | 651 | 30.7% | 28.2% |
| WINDSOR HIGH IMPERIAL | 887 | 30.2% | 40.8% |
| KNOB NOSTER HIGH KNOB NOSTER | 474 | 30.4% | 39.4% |
| LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE HIGH ROGERSVILLE | 733 | 28.0% | 55.0% |
| HARRISONVILLE HIGH HARRISONVILLE | 734 | 33.8% | 39.5% |
Matched among Missouri 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 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #243 of 443 | #11 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #380 of 453 ▼ 35 | #25 of 34 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #174 of 382 ▲ 27 | #13 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #154 of 561 | #20 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #230 of 343 | #15 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #157 of 343 | #26 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #378 of 455 | #29 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #142 of 187 | #8 of 10 |
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
604
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 604 | 39.4 | 15.3:1 | 27% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 38.1 | 14.9:1 | 27% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 43.3 | 13.0:1 | 27% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 24% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 34% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 37% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 25% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 7% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OAK GROVE HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (629 to 604); teachers down 6% (42 to 39.4).
About OAK GROVE HIGH
OAK GROVE HIGH is a high school with a street address in OAK GROVE, Missouri. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 604 students. The average among high schools in Missouri is roughly 501 students; this school is 21% larger than that.
OAK GROVE HIGH is one of the 4 schools that make up OAK GROVE R-VI (1,853 students in total).
OAK GROVE HIGH's enrollment is 86% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Jackson County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is higher. OAK GROVE HIGH's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at OAK GROVE HIGH is 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. About 27% of students, or 162, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Jackson County.
Measured against Missouri public high schools, OAK GROVE HIGH receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.8% at OAK GROVE HIGH; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.7%.
Among Jackson County residents, the median household income is $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides OAK GROVE HIGH, Jackson County has 243 other public schools.
OAK GROVE ELEM. is located about 0.2 miles from OAK GROVE HIGH. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, OAK GROVE HIGH is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 19 students since 2020-21, to 604. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.6:1 to 15.3:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OAK GROVE R-VI
- OAK GROVE PRIMARYElementary · 503 students
- OAK GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 445 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 301 students
Other schools in OAK GROVE
- OAK GROVE PRIMARYElementary · 503 students
- OAK GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 445 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 301 students
Other Oak Grove High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Oak Grove High. OAK GROVE HIGH is the 5th 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 High SchoolOak Grove, LA · 500 students
Nearby schools
- OAK GROVE ELEM.0.2 mi · 445
- OAK GROVE PRIMARY0.2 mi · 503
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE0.3 mi · 301
- MATTHEWS ELEM.4.2 mi · 422
- GRAIN VALLEY HIGH4.6 mi · 1,482
- SNI-A-BAR ELEM.4.8 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About OAK GROVE HIGHHow many students attend OAK GROVE HIGH?
OAK GROVE HIGH enrolls approximately 604 students in grades 09-12.
Is OAK GROVE HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
OAK GROVE HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does OAK GROVE HIGH have?
OAK GROVE HIGH employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at OAK GROVE HIGH?
Student demographics at OAK GROVE HIGH are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is OAK GROVE HIGH in?
OAK GROVE HIGH is part of OAK GROVE R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.