Summary
Oak Grove Elementary in San Antonio, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 445 students within the North East Independent School District (Isd), where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school currently ranks in the 33rd percentile statewide.
The most defining feature of Oak Grove is its exceptional bilingual (Spanish) program, which consistently outperforms both the district and state averages by wide margins. For example, in 2025-2026, 3rd Grade Reading (Spanish) proficiency was 62.07% compared to the district's 39.17% and state's 28.3%, while 5th Grade Math (Spanish) reached 73.91% proficiency in 2023-2024 versus the district's 43.41% and state's 19.06%. This strength extends to English Language Learner (ELL) students, where the school ranks in the 73rd percentile (4 stars). However, the school struggles with English-language instruction, often underperforming the district by 10-20 percentage points, and has seen a recent overall decline from the 50th percentile in 2022-2023 to its current 33rd percentile. A significant concern is a severe gender achievement gap, with female students ranking in the 64th percentile and male students in the 8th percentile in 2025-2026.
Compared to nearby schools, Oak Grove's bilingual success is unique—Walzem Elementary and Regency Place Elementary also offer Spanish testing but score near or below district averages. In contrast, Northwood Elementary (79th percentile, 1.44 miles away) and Woodridge Elementary (88th percentile, 1.96 miles away) consistently outperform Oak Grove in English subjects, highlighting stark economic and educational divides. Notably, Oak Grove spends $13,251 per student and has a favorable 11.5:1 student-teacher ratio, higher than Northwood ($10,491, 13.1:1) and Woodridge ($9,626, 12.9:1), suggesting that instructional strategy and socioeconomic factors, not funding alone, drive outcomes. The school's future improvement likely hinges on applying its successful bilingual teaching methods to English-language classrooms.
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