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Enrollment
301
Middle
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE R-VI·NCES 292301001318
OAK GROVE MIDDLE
401 SE 12TH ST, OAK GROVE, MO 64075 · (816) 690-4154 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Missouri public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
95 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 150 | 50% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 50% |
Student demographics
32%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
Students here typically continue to
OAK GROVE MIDDLE→OAK GROVE HIGH
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
37.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.3pp since 2021
Math
30.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.5% | 24.5% | 46.9% | 15.9% |
| Math | 11.3% | 18.9% | 42.8% | 26.8% |
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 | 37.0% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 30.6% |
| 2022-23 | 40.7% | 32.2% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% | 33.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK GROVE MIDDLE this school | 301 | 31.6% | 32.4% |
| NICHOLAS A. INMAN INTERMEDIATE NIXA | 397 | 31.5% | 64.0% |
| KNOB NOSTER MIDDLE KNOB NOSTER | 381 | 38.1% | 48.1% |
| PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE PLEASANT HILL | 320 | 22.8% | 42.8% |
| SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL NIXA | 507 | 30.8% | 63.4% |
| LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE MIDDLE ROGERSVILLE | 375 | 35.5% | 47.8% |
Matched among Missouri 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 Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #280 of 379 | #19 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #300 of 380 ▼ 15 | #19 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #234 of 380 ▲ 19 | #16 of 36 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.4pp | #30 of 364 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #266 of 397 | #30 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #1 of 321 | #1 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #172 of 321 | #29 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #297 of 379 | #27 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #12 of 224 | #2 of 22 |
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
301
-168 (-36%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 301 | 36.3 | 8.3:1 | 32% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 34.7 | 13.6:1 | 33% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 35.8 | 13.0:1 | 28% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 32% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 36.2 | 12.0:1 | 44% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 41% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 35% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 17% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 25 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OAK GROVE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (433 to 301); teachers unchanged (36.2 to 36.3).
About OAK GROVE MIDDLE
OAK GROVE MIDDLE is a middle school in OAK GROVE, Missouri, reachable at (816) 690-4154. Enrollment stands at 301 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 35% below the average for middle schools in Missouri.
OAK GROVE MIDDLE is in OAK GROVE R-VI, a district with 1,853 students across 4 schools.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Jackson County, the White share is about 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 8.3:1. The school has 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Missouri is 13.0:1. In all, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Jackson County.
OAK GROVE MIDDLE earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Missouri public middle schools.
OAK GROVE MIDDLE scores 15.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 32.4% actual versus 48.1% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Jackson County, median household income comes to about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Jackson County counts 244 public schools with about 105,714 students.
Of the public schools around it, OAK GROVE MIDDLE is closest to OAK GROVE ELEM., about 0.2 miles away. OAK GROVE MIDDLE has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: OAK GROVE MIDDLE ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 32.4% versus a 47.1% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 301, from 469 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 8.3 students per teacher, compared with 13.4 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at OAK GROVE MIDDLE. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 HIGHHigh · 604 students
- OAK GROVE PRIMARYElementary · 503 students
- OAK GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 445 students
Other schools in OAK GROVE
- OAK GROVE HIGHHigh · 604 students
- OAK GROVE PRIMARYElementary · 503 students
- OAK GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 445 students
Other Oak Grove Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Oak Grove Middle. OAK GROVE MIDDLE is the 7th 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 MIDDLEBLOOMINGTON, MN · 711 students
- Oak Grove MiddleConcord, CA · 681 students
Nearby schools
- OAK GROVE ELEM.0.2 mi · 445
- OAK GROVE HIGH0.3 mi · 604
- OAK GROVE PRIMARY0.3 mi · 503
- MATTHEWS ELEM.3.9 mi · 422
- GRAIN VALLEY HIGH4.3 mi · 1,482
- SNI-A-BAR ELEM.4.5 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About OAK GROVE MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at OAK GROVE MIDDLE?
OAK GROVE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does OAK GROVE MIDDLE serve?
OAK GROVE MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at OAK GROVE MIDDLE?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at OAK GROVE MIDDLE.
How diverse is OAK GROVE MIDDLE?
OAK GROVE MIDDLE reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is OAK GROVE MIDDLE in?
OAK GROVE MIDDLE is part of OAK GROVE R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.