Oak Grove Elementary School

Oak Grove Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Albany, Oregon, operated by Greater Albany Public SD 8J. Current enrollment sits at 362 students spanning grades K through 5.

Oak Grove Elementary School is one of 20 schools operated by Greater Albany Public SD 8J, a district that instructs 8,771 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Oak Grove Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Benton County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 77% of students at Oak Grove Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Benton County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oak Grove Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Oregon public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.9%; Oak Grove Elementary School posts 66.6%, +33.8 points above that line.

In the broader community, Benton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,702 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Oak Grove Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 9,268 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Albany Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oak Grove Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 43.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oak Grove Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 29% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 362). The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 in 2025.

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