Oak Grove Elementary

Oak Grove Elementary is a modestly sized elementary school in Roanoke, Virginia, operated by Roanoke County Public Schools. The school teaches 400 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Roanoke County Public Schools, which oversees 26 schools and 13,735 students, Oak Grove Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Oak Grove Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Roanoke County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Oak Grove Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Oak Grove Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.5%; this one delivers 85.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Roanoke County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,709 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Oak Grove Elementary is one of 26 public schools in Roanoke County (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students).

Hidden Valley Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oak Grove Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 80.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oak Grove Elementary's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 400). Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Oak Grove Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.