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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Oak Grove Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 01·NCES 450270000722
Oak Grove Elementary
479 Oak Drive, Lexington, SC 29073 · (803) 821-0100 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
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 | 51 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 45.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Oak Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #363 of 635 ▼ 20 | #20 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #245 of 635 ▲ 52 | #15 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #164 of 709 | #15 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #164 of 656 | #13 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #166 of 656 | #14 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #361 of 395 | #20 of 22 |
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
691
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 691 | 56.3 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 56.3 | 12.5:1 | 53% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 56.5 | 13.1:1 | 35% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 42% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 45.8 | 15.4:1 | 46% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 44% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 41 | 17.5:1 | 31% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 22% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 36 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (707 to 691); teachers up 23% (45.8 to 56.3).
About Oak Grove Elementary
Oak Grove Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lexington, South Carolina, one of the schools in Lexington 01. It had 691 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Oak Grove Elementary falls under Lexington 01, which has 31 schools enrolling 27,074 students.
More than half of the students at Oak Grove Elementary are White (53%). Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Lexington County overall, about 72% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
For every teacher at Oak Grove Elementary, there are about 12.3 students; the school has 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is higher.
Oak Grove Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
For the population of Lexington County, the median household earns about $77,408 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Oak Grove Elementary shares Lexington County with 75 other public schools.
Oak Grove Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Meadow Glen Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Oak Grove Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 672 to 691, a 3% rise. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.0:1 to 12.3:1.
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Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 01
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- Gilbert HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington CampuCombined · 1,979 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other Oak Grove Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 20 states are named Oak Grove Elementary. Oak Grove Elementary is the 5th largest of the 34.
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolLibertyville, IL · 911 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 832 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryHattiesburg, MS · 758 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryVisalia, CA · 756 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolBROWNFIELD, TX · 670 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow Glen Elementary1.4 mi · 775
- Meadow Glen Middle1.4 mi · 778
- Gray Collegiate Academy1.6 mi · 935
- Springdale Elementary2.6 mi · 443
- River Bluff High2.8 mi · 2,117
- East Point Academy3.1 mi · 724
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Grove Elementary?
Oak Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 691 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oak Grove Elementary serve?
Oak Grove Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Oak Grove Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Oak Grove Elementary.
How diverse is Oak Grove Elementary?
Oak Grove Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Grove Elementary?
Oak Grove Elementary is overseen by Lexington 01 in Lexington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.