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Oak Grove Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
41st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools
Better than 94% of Kentucky elementary schools
Summary

Oak Grove Elementary School in Corbin, Kentucky, serves prekindergarten through grade 6 and enrolls 669 students in Whitley County, a district ranked 6th of 158 in Kentucky by SchoolDigger. Oak’s latest results show strong performance statewide, but a less clear lead locally. Most importantly, its 2025–2026 grade-average proficiency was 21 to 24 percentage points above state averages across the five reported subjects, while its math and reading averages remained below the district’s.

Oak’s strongest grade-level result is third-grade math: 75% proficient, compared with 73% in the district, 43% statewide, and a 62% average among nearby schools reporting that grade. Fourth-grade math is a clearer concern at 56%—9 points below the district and 3 below the nearby-school average—while sixth-grade math was 67%, below both the district’s 74% and the 80% average of the two nearby schools with results. Across grades, Oak was close to the nearby average in math and reading, but ahead in science, social studies, and editing and mechanics. Social studies was 62%, 24 points above the state but 2 below the district; editing and mechanics was 71%, 23 above the state and 2 above the district. Reading was 72%, compared with 74% in the district.

Results have improved over time: Oak’s math average rose from 48% in 2022–2023 to 65% in 2025–2026, and reading rose from 58% to 72%. SchoolDigger ranks Oak 41st of 684 Kentucky schools, at the 94th percentile with five stars; its overall percentile increased from 78 to 94 between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Context includes an 18:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, higher than the 13.2–15.2 range at other nearby schools reporting ratios, and 76% of students free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a 71% nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Male Students rose from the 70th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 97th in 2025–2026, indicating a sharp gain in how well the school serves that group relative to the same group at other schools; its ranking for White Students rose from the 62nd to the 92nd percentile.

669
Students ?
18.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,875
Per pupil spending ?
75.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 4505 Cumberland Falls Rd
       Corbin, KY  40701

(606) 549-7867

District: Whitley County


Students who attend Oak Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Whitley County Middle School
High:    Whitley County High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
96.4%
Two or more races:
1.8%
Hispanic:
1.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (67% vs 45% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 6% of Kentucky elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school67%
District avg68%
Kentucky avg45%
41st of 684
Kentucky public elementary schools ?
Top 6%▲ up 9 pts since 2016
From top 15% (2016) to top 6% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Whitley County
6th of 158Whitley County among Kentucky districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202689.841 of 68494.0%★★★★★
202573.2153 of 68577.7%★★★★☆
202466.3202 of 68570.5%★★★★☆
202370.3151 of 68778.0%★★★★☆
202273.3126 of 68481.6%★★★★☆
202126.2406 of 51721.5%★☆☆☆☆
201973.5140 of 70080.0%★★★★☆
201877.4111 of 69183.9%★★★★☆
201771.0165 of 69476.2%★★★★☆
201676.7106 of 69084.6%★★★★☆
201559.3268 of 69861.6%★★★☆☆
201460.0268 of 70562.0%★★★☆☆
201360.4252 of 71965.0%★★★☆☆
201268.0185 of 71374.1%★★★★☆
201185.753 of 68892.3%★★★★★
201069.2192 of 68371.9%★★★★☆
200953.2329 of 65850.0%★★★☆☆
200864.5226 of 65165.3%★★★☆☆
200772.9146 of 63877.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202286.016 of 20692.2%★★★★★
201994.025 of 47494.7%★★★★★
201894.523 of 44594.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202676.9101 of 65784.6%★★★★☆
202561.4215 of 64866.8%★★★☆☆
202465.6185 of 64471.3%★★★★☆
202365.7183 of 63971.4%★★★★☆
202263.4181 of 64171.8%★★★★☆
202118.9287 of 3128.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201961.0249 of 67162.9%★★★☆☆
201873.7121 of 66381.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202694.615 of 67497.8%★★★★★
202583.658 of 67291.4%★★★★★
202477.195 of 66585.7%★★★★☆
202379.668 of 67089.9%★★★★☆
202279.757 of 66791.5%★★★★★
202132.0216 of 27521.5%★☆☆☆☆
201979.760 of 66491.0%★★★★★
201883.153 of 63191.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202692.419 of 65197.1%★★★★★
202576.7100 of 65384.7%★★★★☆
202463.8196 of 65269.9%★★★★☆
202368.3150 of 65277.0%★★★★☆
202278.474 of 65788.7%★★★★☆
202146.3184 of 32543.4%★★☆☆☆
201978.986 of 67687.3%★★★★☆
201874.4120 of 66582.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202698.95 of 31498.4%★★★★★
202589.624 of 30692.2%★★★★★
202485.729 of 27989.6%★★★★☆
202390.119 of 25792.6%★★★★★
201963.8215 of 66167.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202686.254 of 65091.7%★★★★★
202566.2178 of 65973.0%★★★★☆
202458.5248 of 65962.4%★★★☆☆
202363.3197 of 65870.1%★★★★☆
202268.2152 of 65676.8%★★★★☆
202116.8313 of 3377.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201970.3138 of 59276.7%★★★★☆
201862.3188 of 59368.3%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+11 vs school
White (2026)92nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?
Reading72%+21 vs state
Editing and Mechanics71%+23 vs state
Mathematics65%+22 vs state
Social Studies62%+24 vs state
Science61%+21 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Grove Elementary School

Students who attend Oak Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitley County Middle School
High : Whitley County High School

Yes. Oak Grove Elementary School ranks in the top 6.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended Oak Grove Elementary School.

Students at Oak Grove Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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2024–25 school spending dataOct 15, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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