The brief
A private elementary school in Fargo, ND serving grades Kindergarten – 5th.
It ranks 36 of 42 schools in North Dakota.
Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 26 schools in Fargo. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in ND.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in ND.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 58103; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $57,699
- Median home value
- $239,200
- Median rent
- $831/mo
- College educated
- 36.8%
- Homeownership
- 41.8%
- Poverty rate
- 12.4%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 58103; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 78
- Very Walkable
- Transit Score
- 21
- Minimal Transit
- Bike Score
- 57
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 3,621/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Fargo. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Fargo), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- White95%
- Black2%
- Hispanic2%
- Asian1%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
Compare nearby
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Private · tuition: Potential private option; tuition and admission requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School serve?
Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School serves students in grades Kindergarten through 5th.
How many students attend Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School?
Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School has an enrollment of approximately 318 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School is 13.8:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School rank in ND?
Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School ranks #36 of 42 private schools in ND.
What is Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School's MySchoolScout rating?
Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.2 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School a private school?
Yes, Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School is a private coeducational school with a Evangelical Lutheran Church in America affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School a religious school?
Oak Grove Lutheran Elementary School has a Evangelical Lutheran Church in America religious affiliation.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 5th
- Enrollment
- 318
- Gender split
- 52% M / 48% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 13.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- School day
- 6.7 hours
- Days per year
- 174 days
- Setting
- Midsize City
- County
- Cass County
- Phone
- (701) 893-3073
- Area population (ZIP 58103)
- 48,520
- Area average commute
- 15.6 min
- Area median age
- 35.1
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, North Dakota Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.