Oak Grove Elementary School
9000 Tiger Cub Trail Bessemer AL, 35023, Jefferson County Phone: 205-379-2450 Ranking:  (613 out of 1,064, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Jefferson County School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 40 | 35 | 45 | 39 | 40 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 577 | 595 | 581 | 603 | 613 | 629 | 634 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 14.6% | 85 | 14.3% | 87 | 15.0% | 93 | 15.4% | 91 | 14.8% | 116 | 18.4% | 111 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 14.0% | 92 | 15.5% | 93 | 16.0% | 85 | 14.1% | 112 | 18.3% | 105 | 16.7% | 101 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 16.1% | 98 | 16.5% | 88 | 15.1% | 112 | 18.6% | 101 | 16.5% | 96 | 15.3% | 99 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 102 | 17.7% | 88 | 14.8% | 116 | 20.0% | 105 | 17.4% | 101 | 16.5% | 104 | 16.5% | 111 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 89 | 15.4% | 128 | 21.5% | 101 | 17.4% | 99 | 16.4% | 105 | 17.1% | 106 | 16.9% | 101 | 15.9% |
| Grade 5: | 128 | 22.2% | 104 | 17.5% | 96 | 16.5% | 109 | 18.1% | 103 | 16.8% | 102 | 16.2% | 111 | 17.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 288 | 49.9% | 315 | 52.9% | 293 | 50.4% | 305 | 50.6% | 306 | 49.9% | 303 | 48.2% | 305 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 289 | 50.1% | 280 | 47.1% | 288 | 49.6% | 298 | 49.4% | 299 | 48.8% | 318 | 50.6% | 325 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 13 | 2.3% | 23 | 3.9% | 21 | 3.6% | 24 | 4.0% | 25 | 4.1% | 24 | 3.8% | 17 | 2.7% |
| White: | 549 | 95.1% | 566 | 95.1% | 559 | 96.2% | 578 | 95.9% | 585 | 95.4% | 601 | 95.5% | 614 | 96.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 38.8% | 230 | 38.7% | 211 | 36.3% | 199 | 33.0% | 207 | 33.8% | 170 | 27.0% | 170 | 26.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 6.2% | 35 | 5.9% | 45 | 7.7% | 39 | 6.5% | 40 | 6.5% | 59 | 9.4% | 64 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.49 | 14.80 | 16.51 | 13.34 | 15.72 | 15.60 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 51.7% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 43% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 47% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.88% | 37.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.05% | 36.55% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 61.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 63% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.96% | 61.22% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 65.34% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 48.7% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 45.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.46% | 43.75% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.16% | 44.47% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 44.2% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 42.9% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 50.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.58% | 39.22% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.26% | 39.69% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 72.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.21% | 68.71% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.02% | 73.6% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.17% | 77.93% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.75% | 81.91% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.17% | 86.57% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.35% | 89.74% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.7% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.46% | 81.62% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.59% | 81.59% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.16% | 80.07% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.21% | 82.07% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.39% | 83.18% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.51% | 87.93% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 71.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 73.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.65% | 74.37% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.51% | 74% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.25% | 77.14% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.74% | 80.93% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.96% | 84.62% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.83% | 88.2% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 79.2% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.9% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82.3% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.64% | 83.34% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.63% | 83.07% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.02% | 84.52% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.74% | 83.51% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 85.8% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 87.67% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 73.6% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.8% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.29% | 69.34% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.32% | 75.27% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 79.74% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.95% | 83.05% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.72% | 90.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 92.59% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.7% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 80% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.45% | 82.11% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.09% | 83.18% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.62% | 83.43% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 85.09% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.58% | 87.39% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 88.39% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66.84% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.48% | 70.15% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.64% | 75.29% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.77% | 73.96% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.39% | 74.86% | 80.09% |
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* Oak Grove Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.