Oak Grove High

Oak Grove High operates as a mid-sized secondary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, part of Davidson County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 992 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Oak Grove High sits 30% above that benchmark.

Across the 35 schools in Davidson County Schools (17,936 students total), Oak Grove High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Oak Grove High reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. Compared to Davidson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Davidson County's rate of about 76%.

After controlling for student poverty, Oak Grove High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.5%; this one delivers 52.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Davidson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,172 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Davidson County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,696 students), Oak Grove High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oak Grove Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oak Grove High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 61.7%.

Oak Grove High operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 102%: 490 students in 2018 compared to 992 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

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