Oak Grove High School (Jefferson County, Alabama)

Oak Grove High School is a combined middle school and high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Bessemer. Oak Grove is one of fourteen high schools in the Jefferson County School System. School colors are red, white, and black but the athletic teams are called the Tigers. Oak Grove competes in AHSAA Class 4A athletics.Student profileEnrollment in grades 6-12 for the 2015-2016 school year was approximately 865 students. Roughly 95% are white, 4% are African-American, and 1% are American Indian. 32% of students qualified for free or reduced price lunch.Oak Grove has a graduation rate of 82%. Approximately 84% of its students meet or exceed state proficiency standards in reading, and about 66% do so in mathematics. The average ACT score for Oak Grove students is 25.AthleticsOak Grove competes in AHSAA Class 4A athletics and fields teams in the following sports: Baseball Basketball Bowling Cheerleading Cross Country Football Golf Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Softball Tennis Volleyball WrestlingOak Grove won the 1983 state football championship for 2A schools. It also won regional championships in 1980, 1984, 1985, and 2001.Oak Grove FootballOak Grove has 5 region championships and 1 state championship. Its first team was started back in 1922. Oak Grove has an overall record of 333-472-27 (.410). Their first playoff appearance was in 1973. Since then, they have made the playoffs 13 times, with the latest one coming back in 2010. Their playoff record is 8-13.