Forest Grove Public School

Forest Grove Public School, a small elementary school, is located in Garvin, Oklahoma. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 146 students. Enrollment is 60% lower than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, which is about 366.

Forest Grove Public School belongs to FOREST GROVE.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Forest Grove Public School, at 39%. Enrollment also includes 28% Native American, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in McCurtain County, the White share is about 60%. Forest Grove Public School's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reports 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.8 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 93%. It compares with 77% for public schools in McCurtain County.

McCurtain County census figures show that the median household income is $51,929, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. McCurtain County is home to 29 public schools and about 6,370 public school students.

The nearest other public school, Idabel Middle School, is about 6.4 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 21 more students in 2024-25.

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