The top reported proficiency rate is 89% in Social studies. The lowest is 57% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Oak Grove Elementary
Oak Grove Elementary serves children from prekindergarten through first grade, making it the entry point for formal schooling in Marshall County. Because the school does not include the grades in which Tennessee administers its state assessments, the academic performance data on file comes from the 2012-13 school year, when the school still served third through eighth graders. A parent should regard that decade-old snapshot as largely inapplicable to the current program and should instead ask the school directly about its approach to early literacy and math instruction. The school has no graduation rate for the simple reason that it does not enroll students old enough to graduate.
The student body, as reflected in enrollment counts, is diverse. White students make up the largest share, followed by a substantial mix of Hispanic students, students of two or more races, Black students, Asian students, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. The school has roughly the enrollment you would expect for a primary center serving a small county-seat town and its surrounding rural area, with most children in kindergarten and first grade and a smaller prekindergarten cohort. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, who receive special education services, or who are English learners was not available. That is a gap a parent may want to fill by speaking with the school office.
Oak Grove is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. It belongs to the Marshall County district, which covers Lewisburg and the surrounding county. Lewisburg is a traditional small southern town organized around a courthouse square, with a mix of residential neighborhoods, farmland, and industrial employers. The city has been growing faster than many similar communities, and it was ranked among the most affordable places in the state. Housing values in the area sit below the state average but have been rising at a pace that outpaces the national rate, consistent with the area's growth pressure. Parents considering a move should note that the local housing market is relatively accessible by Tennessee standards, with typical home values lower than the state median.
The Marshall County district has rolled out several changes in recent years that directly affect families with young children. District elementary schools adopted a phonics-based literacy curriculum beginning in the 2022-23 school year, aligning with a state law that mandates this approach to reading instruction. That curriculum shift is ongoing and shapes how Oak Grove teaches early reading. In addition, Tennessee's third-grade retention law, which took effect in the same year, means that students who fall short of the ELA standard on the state test at the end of third grade may be required to attend tutoring, summer programs, or repeat the grade. This law matters to Oak Grove families because it sets a high-stakes benchmark for the year after a child leaves this school. The district has put tutoring and summer learning in place to support students.
Compared to other districts within Marshall County, there is only one district, so no meaningful comparative academic context is available. The school's location on Franklin Pike places it outside the downtown core, in a more rural stretch of the Lewisburg area. The broader community offers a recreation center, an airport, and the headquarters of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association, which suggests an economy that blends agriculture, equine industry, and light manufacturing.
For a parent, the central takeaway is that Oak Grove is a dedicated early-primary school in a growing, affordable small town, operated under a district that has made clear curriculum choices and operates under Tennessee's newer funding and accountability policies. The school's most relevant performance information for its current grade band is not captured in the available state testing data, so the best way to understand how well it delivers on early literacy and numeracy is to visit, talk to teachers, and ask about the district's phonics curriculum and how the school identifies children who need extra support before the third-grade checkpoint.
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