Enrollment
154
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE·NCES 402216001097
Oak Grove Public School
8409 East Ninth Street, Cushing, OK 74023 · (918) 352-2889 · Payne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
91 students
STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 45% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
48.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Oak Grove Public School
Oak Grove Public School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Public School this school | 154 | 59.1% | 43.9% |
| J. F. Kennedy Elementary School Oilton | 168 | 61.3% | 12.5% |
| Mannford Upper Elementary School Mannford | 210 | 58.6% | 40.9% |
| Amber-Pocasset Elementary School Amber | 212 | 58.0% | 54.9% |
| Covington-Douglas Elementary School Covington | 146 | 58.9% | 45.6% |
| Central High Elementary School Marlow | 198 | 57.1% | 27.2% |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary 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 Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Payne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #118 of 555 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #125 of 651 | #5 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #100 of 523 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #796 of 941 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #627 of 876 | #7 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
154
-32 (-17%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 110
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 154 | 10.9 | 14.1:1 | 59% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 12.4 | 12.5:1 | 61% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 12.5 | 13.7:1 | 51% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 11 | 16.9:1 | 45% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 11.5 | 15.0:1 | 57% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 11 | 15.7:1 | 54% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | 54% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 8 | 21.1:1 | 36% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 110 | 6 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (172 to 154); teachers down 5% (11.5 to 10.9).
About Oak Grove Public School
Oak Grove Public School is an elementary school with a street address in Cushing, Oklahoma. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 154 students. Against the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 58% lower.
Oak Grove Public School is a school in OAK GROVE.
White students make up a majority at Oak Grove Public School, at 77%. Other students are 12% Native American, 8% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Payne County is about 75% White. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 14.1 students per teacher and 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 59%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.4% for Oak Grove Public School. The school posts 43.9%, 8.6 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Payne County show that the median household income is $49,809, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 26 public schools in Payne County, enrolling about 10,609 students in all.
The closest public school, Bradley Elementary School, is about 1.8 miles from Oak Grove Public School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Oak Grove Public School is 1st of 4 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when Oak Grove Public School had 186 students, to 2024-25, when it had 154. The ratio was 16.9:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Payne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,972
Census ACS
Median income
$49,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,609 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cushing
- Cushing High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- Cushing Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Cushing Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Cushing Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- Cushing Pre-Kindergarten SchlElementary · 89 students
Nearby schools
- Bradley Elementary School1.8 mi · 217
- Drumright High School1.9 mi · 146
- Virgil Cooper Middle School1.9 mi · 54
- Cushing Lower Elementary School5.1 mi · 223
- Cushing Middle School5.4 mi · 488
- Cushing High School5.6 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove Public SchoolHow many students attend Oak Grove Public School?
Oak Grove Public School enrolls approximately 154 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Oak Grove Public School serve?
Oak Grove Public School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Public School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Public School is approximately 14.1:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Grove Public School?
At Oak Grove Public School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Grove Public School?
Oak Grove Public School is overseen by OAK GROVE in Payne County.
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