GROVE LOWER ES

GROVE LOWER ES is an elementary campus of large scale in Grove, Oklahoma, run under GROVE, hosting 789 students in grades pre-K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 116% bigger than typical.

Across the 5 schools in GROVE (2,964 students total), GROVE LOWER ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, GROVE LOWER ES records that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 30% Native American, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, GROVE LOWER ES has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Delaware County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,676, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. GROVE LOWER ES is one of 19 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 6,246 students).

GROVE MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GROVE LOWER ES has ticked down 11%, going from 883 students in 2018 to 789 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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