The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in English language arts. The lowest is 23% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Oak Grove El
Oak Grove Elementary is a public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Brownfield, a working-class agricultural small town on the South Plains of Texas, south of Lubbock. The school serves a substantial share of students from families with low incomes, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with white students the next-largest group and smaller numbers of Black, American Indian, and Asian students.
The school's most recent state assessment results show proficiency concentrated in the lower range. In third-grade math and language arts, roughly a quarter to a third of students tested met or exceeded state standards, while in fifth-grade both subjects, proficiency dropped to around a fifth of students. Fifth-grade science testing involved only a handful of students and did not yield reportable proficiency results. When proficiency is measured across all tested levels including students who approach standards but have not yet met them, roughly half of students show some progress toward grade-level math and social studies, while language arts shows a slightly higher share approaching proficiency. Only a small share of students score at the "masters" level in any subject. Oak Grove's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile among school districts in Terry County, the county in which it sits.
The school's enrollment spans roughly equal cohorts across its grade band, with slightly smaller numbers in kindergarten and fifth grade. A substantial majority of the school's enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The data provided does not include information about English learner status, special education enrollment, staffing, attendance or chronic absenteeism, or discipline patterns.
Brownfield ISD, Oak Grove's parent district, opened a new high school in recent years funded by a major bond and reconfigured its facilities to create a modern campus structure. The district has also expanded Career and Technical Education pathways and dual-credit college programs through a partnership with South Plains College, allowing students to earn associate degrees alongside high school graduation at no tuition cost. The district adopted a District of Innovation Plan in 2023, giving it flexibility over its academic calendar and certain operational rules. These changes affect the district broadly, though their direct impact on elementary grades is indirect.
Brownfield itself is a flat, car-oriented town centered on a historic courthouse square, surrounded by agricultural land. The local economy rests on farming, grape growing, peanut production, and a regional medical center. The town's population has been flat to slightly declining in recent years. Housing in the area is modestly priced relative to state and national benchmarks, and the local market has edged downward in recent months. For families considering Oak Grove, the school offers foundational elementary education in a rural, predominantly Hispanic, lower-income community, with assessment results that suggest the school is working with significant academic challenges and may warrant conversation with the school about supports, intervention strategies, and what resources families might access to complement classroom instruction.
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