OAK GROVE PRIMARY

OAK GROVE PRIMARY, an expansive elementary-level community in OAK GROVE, Missouri, run under OAK GROVE R-VI, teaches 503 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so OAK GROVE PRIMARY sits 60% above that benchmark.

Within OAK GROVE R-VI, which oversees 4 schools and 1,853 students, OAK GROVE PRIMARY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, OAK GROVE PRIMARY records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Jackson County's rate of about 60%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $68,577, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which OAK GROVE PRIMARY is one.

OAK GROVE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. OAK GROVE PRIMARY's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 503). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 91% to 85% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.