Oak Grove Elementary, 3810 Wake Forest Road: pre-K to grade 5, 363 students in 2024-25 and a C (69) state grade.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Durham Public Schools’ Growing Together school site, 2026-27 zone and region map, calendars and bell schedule, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 assessment data and report card data and the federal NCES school directory.

Oak Grove Elementary is a Durham Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 3810 Wake Forest Road. It is the zoned elementary school for its own attendance area in the district’s East region. It also has a year-round calendar, which the district describes as about nine weeks in school followed by about three weeks off, and the district lists it as the year-round choice for families in the East region, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone and region map. The campus has a Durham mailing address but sits just outside the city limits, in unincorporated Durham County, on the city’s limits map.

Who to call
Address 3810 Wake Forest Road, Durham, NC 27703
Phone 919-560-3960
Grades Pre-K to 5
Run by Durham Public Schools
DPS region East
Program Year-Round
Calendar Year-round
State school code 320360

Principal

Principal Danielle Howard, who took over Sept. 7, according to a district announcement. She was an assistant principal at Hillandale Elementary.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 363 students in the 2024-25 school year, down from 422 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 448 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 12 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina gives every public school an A to F School Performance Grade, based 80% on achievement on state tests and other measures and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report.

School year Grade (score) Growth
2024-25 C (69) Exceeded
2023-24 D (51) Exceeded

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data.

From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment data:

  • At grade level or above, all state tests: 63.3% (state: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 41.3% (state: 37.5%)
  • Reading, grades 3 to 8, at grade level: 56.8% (state: 55.7%)
  • Math, grades 3 to 8, at grade level: 65.1% (state: 59.6%)
  • Growth: met expected growth

The full report card, with attendance, teacher and course data, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Every Durham Public Schools address is assigned a base elementary, middle and high school, and the zones do not follow the city limits. Check an address in the district’s school locator or the city-county Durham Public School Locator; the zones themselves are on the district’s 2026-27 map service.

The district’s Growing Together page for Oak Grove Elementary does not list a feeder path.

Families outside the zone can apply for the school’s choice program through the district’s magnet lottery. For 2026-27 the window ran Jan. 5 to 5 p.m. Jan. 30; the lottery page explains the process, and the district’s school choices page lists the programs.

We found no approved rezoning for this school: the district’s 2027-28 zone map, last updated in September, matches the 2026-27 zones.

DPS holds its Showcase of Schools, with every school represented, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Northern High School, 4622 N. Roxboro Road, according to the district.

Calendar and bell times

Oak Grove Elementary follows the district’s year-round calendar. Coming dates from the 2026-27 district calendars:

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher workday, no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 8: winter break, including an intersession Jan. 4-7 and a teacher workday Jan. 8
  • Monday, Jan. 18: MLK Day holiday
  • Wednesday, June 9: last day of school, an early release day

Bell times: 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the district’s bell schedule.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Oak Grove Elementary serve?

Oak Grove Elementary serves pre-K to grade 5, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

What is Oak Grove Elementary’s school grade?

Oak Grove Elementary earned a C, with a score of 69, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 63.3% of its state tests were at grade level or above.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Oak Grove Elementary?

Enter the address in the district’s school locator on its Growing Together site, or call the DPS Office of Student Assignment at 919-560-2059.

What time does Oak Grove Elementary start?

The school day runs 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the district’s bell schedule.