📍 4901 Cook Rd, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, 64505
Oak Grove Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St. Joseph, Buchanan County. The school has 842 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oak Grove Elem enrolls 842 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 13% Two or more races and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 529 | 63% |
| Two or more races | 107 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 39 | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 842 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 65 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oak Grove Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 34, state house district 9.
Oak Grove Elem is one of 25 schools in ST. JOSEPH, based in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The district serves 10,430 students district-wide and employs 722 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 842 students, Oak Grove Elem is larger than the district average of about 417 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small