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Alumni: what's one memory from GROVE UPPER ES that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
493
Middle
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROVE·NCES 401353000625
Grove Upper Elementary School
801 W 7th, Grove, OK 74344 · (918) 786-2297 · Delaware County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
374 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 157 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 172 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 164 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 73% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GROVE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
27.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Grove Upper Elementary School
Grove Upper Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Upper Elementary School this school | 493 | 75.9% | 28.6% |
| Nichols Upper Elementary School Miami | 454 | 76.4% | 29.0% |
| Miami Jr High School Miami | 396 | 73.0% | N/A |
| Wagoner Middle School Wagoner | 456 | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Grove Middle School Grove | 365 | 73.4% | 26.4% |
| Muldrow Middle School Muldrow | 345 | 80.3% | 26.7% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 Grove Upper Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #133 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #110 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #113 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #105 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #92 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #92 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #102 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #55 of 113 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
493
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 493 | 32.4 | 15.2:1 | 76% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 34.2 | 15.8:1 | 73% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 31.4 | 16.2:1 | 70% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 63% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 28.5 | 19.3:1 | 66% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 62% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 61% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 54% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 780 | 41 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grove Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (551 to 493); teachers up 14% (28.5 to 32.4).
About Grove Upper Elementary School
Grove Upper Elementary School is a middle-grades school in Grove, Oklahoma, and it is part of GROVE. It enrolled 493 students in grades 4 through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 27% higher than the average for middle schools in Oklahoma, which is about 388.
Grove Upper Elementary School is one school in a 4-school district, GROVE, which enrolls 2,425 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Grove Upper Elementary School, at 47%. Enrollment also includes 24% Native American, 17% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Among people living in Delaware County, the White share is about 63%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Grove Upper Elementary School is 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Oklahoma average 15.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 76%. For comparison, public schools in Delaware County average 78%.
The model predicts 29.6% for a school in Oklahoma with Grove Upper Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Grove Upper Elementary School posts 28.6%.
Census estimates describe Delaware County this way: the median household income is $56,676, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Grove Upper Elementary School, Delaware County has 18 other public schools.
Grove Middle School is the public school closest to Grove Upper Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Grove Upper Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 28.6% versus a 38.2% average.
In the federal locale system, Grove Upper Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Grove Upper Elementary School's enrollment grew from 467 in 2020-21 to 493 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Grove Upper Elementary School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,279
Census ACS
Median income
$56,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
6,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GROVE
- Grove Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Grove High SchoolHigh · 778 students
- Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 365 students
Other schools in Grove
- Grove Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Grove High SchoolHigh · 778 students
- Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Grove Middle School0.1 mi · 365
- Grove Lower Elementary School0.3 mi · 789
- Grove High School1.6 mi · 778
- Turkey Ford Public School7.7 mi · 104
- SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM.10.1 mi · 350
- Cleora Public School10.6 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About Grove Upper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grove Upper Elementary School?
Grove Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 493 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Grove Upper Elementary School serve?
Grove Upper Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Grove Upper Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Grove Upper Elementary School.
How diverse is Grove Upper Elementary School?
Grove Upper Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Grove Upper Elementary School?
Grove Upper Elementary School is overseen by GROVE in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.