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What tradition at Oak Grove Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001311
Oak Grove Elementary
10401 Penny Road, Raleigh, NC 27606 · (919) 387-4490 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
183 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
62.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary
Oak Grove Elementary's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Elementary this school | 553 | 33.1% | 64.5% |
| Apex Elementary Apex | 550 | 34.2% | 69.4% |
| McAlpine Elementary Charlotte | 535 | 29.9% | 71.7% |
| Penny Road Elementary Cary | 509 | 36.9% | 63.0% |
| Hilburn Drive Academy Raleigh | 596 | 36.2% | 63.8% |
| Heritage Elementary Wake Forest | 634 | 30.4% | 72.3% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #365 of 1,297 | #65 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #566 of 1,296 | #75 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #268 of 1,300 | #58 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #458 of 1,485 | #83 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #263 of 1,377 | #43 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #507 of 1,379 | #74 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #1,276 of 1,414 | #82 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #239 of 937 | #26 of 91 |
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
553
-69 (-11%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 962
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 553 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 33% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 45.5 | 11.8:1 | 32% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 43.5 | 13.5:1 | 35% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 20% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 45.5 | 15.5:1 | 20% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 19% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | 47 | 17.4:1 | 16% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 962 | 55 | 17.5:1 | 3% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (707 to 553); teachers down 8% (45.5 to 42).
About Oak Grove Elementary
Families in Raleigh, North Carolina, are served by Oak Grove Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 553 students, from pre-K through 5.
Wake County Schools serves 163,176 students across 198 schools.
Oak Grove Elementary is 53% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1, with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Oak Grove Elementary is 33%. Across public schools in Wake County, the average is 42%.
allk12 grades Oak Grove Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Oak Grove Elementary is -4.3 points: 64.5% actual, 68.7% predicted.
In Wake County (population about 1,178,653), the median household income is $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Oak Grove Elementary is one of 237 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Penny Road Elementary, is about 0.8 miles from Oak Grove Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Oak Grove Elementary is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment decrease, from 622 in 2020-21 to 553 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2020-21 to 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Other Oak Grove Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 20 states are named Oak Grove Elementary. Oak Grove Elementary is the 10th largest of the 34.
- Oak Grove ElementaryDurham, NC · 395 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolLibertyville, IL · 911 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 832 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryHattiesburg, MS · 758 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryVisalia, CA · 756 students
Nearby schools
- Penny Road Elementary0.8 mi · 509
- Triangle Math and Science Academy1.9 mi · 1,904
- Lufkin Road Middle2.6 mi · 1,035
- Farmington Woods Elementary3.1 mi · 648
- Middle Creek Elementary3.3 mi · 636
- Middle Creek High3.5 mi · 1,587
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Grove Elementary?
Oak Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 553 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oak Grove Elementary serve?
Oak Grove Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Grove Elementary?
At Oak Grove Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Grove Elementary?
Oak Grove Elementary is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.