Oak Grove Primary School
Public elementary school in Oak Grove, Missouri · Oak Grove R-VI School District · Grades Pre-K–2
Oak Grove Primary School serves 503 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Oak Grove (Jackson County). It is one of 4 schools in Oak Grove R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 156th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| 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 | 292301000141 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 503 | 1,853 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 39.8% | 34.2% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% of Missouri elementary 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 Primary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Oak Grove R-VI School District, Oak Grove Primary School is the largest, with 27.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 5.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 465; Oak Grove Primary School is close to their typical size.
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 kindergarten with 159 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 78, against an average of 126 per grade. This year grade 2 has 15% fewer students than kindergarten (135 against 159). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 78 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 84.7% here and 85.6% across Oak Grove R-VI. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
39.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 34.2% across Oak Grove R-VI and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 14.3% 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 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 503 students, Oak Grove Primary School has 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 503 students would have about 40.9 teachers, so Oak Grove Primary School has 2.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Oak Grove Primary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Oak Grove Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 17 other elementary schools, 4 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 | 84.7% |
| Hispanic | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.4% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 78 |
| Kindergarten | 159 |
| Grade 1 | 131 |
| Grade 2 | 135 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Se 17th, Oak Grove, MO 64075
Phone: (816)690-8770
Website: oakgrove.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oak Grove Primary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Oak Grove R-VI | 0.3 mi | 445 | 13.9 | 39.6% |
| Matthews Elementary School | Grain Valley R-V | 4.1 mi | 422 | 11.3 | 37.4% |
| Sni-A-Bar Elementary School | Grain Valley R-V | 4.7 mi | 475 | 10.7 | 31.6% |
| Stony Point Elementary School | Grain Valley R-V | 5.0 mi | 474 | 11 | 25.7% |
| Prairie Branch Elementary School | Grain Valley R-V | 5.6 mi | 567 | 11.5 | 15.3% |
| William Bryant Elementary School | Blue Springs R-IV | 7.2 mi | 529 | 16.8 | 30.8% |
| James Walker Elementary School | Blue Springs R-IV | 7.4 mi | 456 | 14.3 | 49.8% |
| Daniel Young Elementary School | Blue Springs R-IV | 7.5 mi | 330 | 12.9 | 42.4% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 604 |
| Oak Grove Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 301 |