Oak Grove High School
Public high school in Oak Grove, Missouri · Oak Grove R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Oak Grove High School serves 604 students in grades 9–12 in Oak Grove (Jackson County). It is one of 4 schools in Oak Grove R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 154th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Oak Grove R-VI School District |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292301001317 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Oak Grove R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 604 | 1,853 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 26.8% | 34.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Oak Grove High School in context
Size
Oak Grove High School is the only high school in Oak Grove R-VI School District. Its 604 students are 32.6% of the district's 1,853. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 9.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,067; Oak Grove High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 163 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 140, against an average of 151 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 9 (140 against 163). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 85.8% here and 85.6% across Oak Grove R-VI. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
26.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 34.2% across Oak Grove R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 9.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 39.38 full-time-equivalent teachers for 604 students, Oak Grove High School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 604 students would have about 49.5 teachers, so Oak Grove High School has 10.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Oak Grove High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Grain Valley High School, 4.6 miles away in Grain Valley R-V School District. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 85.8% |
| Hispanic | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 163 |
| Grade 10 | 157 |
| Grade 11 | 144 |
| Grade 12 | 140 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
605 Se 12th, Oak Grove, MO 64075
Phone: (816)690-4152
Website: oakgrove.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oak Grove High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain Valley High School | Grain Valley R-V | 4.6 mi | 1,482 | 17 | 21% |
| Blue Springs South High School | Blue Springs R-IV | 7.1 mi | 2,299 | 18.2 | 24.9% |
| Odessa High School | Odessa R-VII | 8.8 mi | 651 | 14.5 | 30.7% |
| Blue Springs High School | Blue Springs R-IV | 9.1 mi | 2,429 | 15.9 | 31.9% |
| Lone Jack High School | Lone Jack C-6 | 10.0 mi | 400 | 12.7 | 16% |
| Wellington-Napoleon High School | Wellington-Napoleon R-IX | 11.6 mi | 203 | 10.9 | 28.1% |
| Fort Osage High School | Fort Osage R-I | 13.1 mi | 1,545 | 17.7 | 42.9% |
| Hilltop School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 14.2 mi | 25 | 7.1 | 20% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Oak Grove R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 445 |
| Oak Grove Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 301 |
| Oak Grove Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 503 |