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Enrollment
992
High
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114003389
Oak Grove High
3507 Midway School Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27107 · (336) 474-8280 · Davidson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL992 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
337 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
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 | 250 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 266 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 259 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 217 | 22% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
68.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 High
Oak Grove High's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove High this school | 992 | 34.0% | 52.9% |
| Currituck County High Barco | 1,061 | 34.2% | 48.9% |
| East Lincoln High Denver | 1,047 | 31.8% | 62.7% |
| West Henderson High Hendersonville | 1,053 | 36.3% | 58.9% |
| Mount Pleasant High Mount Pleasant | 894 | 38.4% | 46.5% |
| Dixon High Holly Ridge | 1,085 | 30.9% | 58.8% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #176 of 468 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #276 of 464 | #6 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #137 of 448 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 992 | #191 of 598 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #251 of 473 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #413 of 474 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #462 of 527 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +102.4% | #2 of 164 | N/A |
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
992
+31 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 992 | 52.7 | 18.8:1 | 34% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 986 | 51.5 | 19.2:1 | 32% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 958 | 51.4 | 18.6:1 | 30% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 961 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 21% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 32.5 | 15.1:1 | 30% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove High.
Since 2017-18: students up 102% (490 to 992); teachers up 62% (32.5 to 52.7).
About Oak Grove High
In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Oak Grove High is a medium-sized high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 992 students. An average school in this group (high schools in North Carolina) has about 761 students.
Davidson County Schools has 17,936 students spread across 35 schools.
Roughly 76% of students at Oak Grove High are White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 78% White, within a few points of the school. Oak Grove High's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 52.7 full-time equivalents, or about 18.8 students per teacher. On average, high schools in North Carolina have 19.6:1, compared with 18.8:1 here. About 34% of students, or 337, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Davidson County is 76%.
Oak Grove High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oak Grove High falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 52.9% actual against 68.5% predicted.
Federal survey data for Davidson County show that the median household income is $64,172, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Davidson County is home to 49 public schools and about 23,696 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Oak Grove Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Oak Grove High is behind the 61.7% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
NCES assigns Oak Grove High the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school enrolled 992 students in 2024-25, 31 more than the 961 it had in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.8:1) than in 2020-21 (17.2:1).
The Oak Grove High community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,954
Census ACS
Median income
$64,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
23,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County Schools
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Wallburg ElementaryElementary · 717 students
Other schools in Winston-Salem
- Atkins Academic & Tech HighHigh · 1,187 students
- Clemmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Meadowlark MiddleMiddle · 857 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 827 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 808 students
- Quality Education AcademyCombined · 776 students
Other Oak Grove High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Oak Grove High. Oak Grove High is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Oak Grove High SchoolHattiesburg, MS · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove HighSan Jose, CA · 1,374 students
- Oak Grove High SchoolBessemer, AL · 777 students
- OAK GROVE HIGHOAK GROVE, MO · 604 students
- Oak Grove High SchoolOak Grove, LA · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Middle0.2 mi · 727
- Friendship Elementary1.7 mi · 470
- Ledford Senior High2.1 mi · 776
- Ledford Middle2.5 mi · 651
- Midway Elementary2.9 mi · 546
- Wallburg Elementary4.6 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove HighWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Grove High?
Oak Grove High enrolls approximately 992 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Oak Grove High serve?
Oak Grove High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Grove High is approximately 18.8:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Grove High?
At Oak Grove High, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Grove High?
Oak Grove High is overseen by Davidson County Schools in Davidson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.