Locust Grove Upper Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 2 to 5 · Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Locust Grove Upper Elementary School in Locust Grove, Oklahoma enrolled 286 students in 2024-25 with 20.5 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Oklahoma elementary-school median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oklahoma: 27.2% and 25.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
326 students in 2022-23, 304 students in 2023-24, 286 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 20.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 326 | 20.0 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 20.1 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 286 | 20.5 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Oklahoma elementary schools
Among the 915 Oklahoma elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.5; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 348 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Locust Grove Upper Elementary School enrolled 348 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 348 of the 348 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent16.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.1% of students were American Indian, 33.2% White, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- American Indian60.1%
- White33.2%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Hispanic1.7%
- Black1.0%
- Asian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Locust Grove Upper Elementary School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 19% | 26% | 27.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 21% | 23% (2021-22) | 25.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Locust Grove
2 public elementary schools in Locust Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; Locust Grove Upper Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Grove Upper Elementary School | 286 | 13.9 | not reported |
| Locust Grove Early Lrning Ctr | 224 | 13.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Locust Grove Upper Elementary School
- Locust Grove Early Lrning CtrThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 224 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Salina Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.9 miles away: 315 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare Locust Grove Upper Elementary School with Locust Grove Early Lrning CtrStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Locust Grove Public Schools spends per student$13,026 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,026
- The largest public schools in OklahomaLocust Grove Upper Elementary School is the number 545 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#545 of 917
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.13.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Locust Grove Upper Elementary School
How many students attend Locust Grove Upper Elementary School?
286 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 326 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Locust Grove, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Locust Grove Upper Elementary School?
13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for elementary schools is 15.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Locust Grove Upper Elementary School a Title I school?
Locust Grove Upper Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Locust Grove Upper Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Locust Grove Upper Elementary School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Oklahoma's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Locust Grove Upper Elementary School in?
Locust Grove Public Schools, NCES district ID 4018000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 401800002323 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.