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Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROKEN ARROW·NCES 400549000197
Arrowhead Elementary School
915 West Norman Avenue, Broken Arrow, OK 74012 · (918) 259-4390 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
265 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
28.6%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arrowhead Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead Elementary School this school | 388 | 68.3% | 29.5% |
| Myers Elementary School Yukon | 397 | 68.3% | N/A |
| Oak Crest Elementary School Broken Arrow | 362 | 68.0% | 30.3% |
| Santa Fe Elementary School Moore | 414 | 68.6% | N/A |
| Plaza Towers Elementary School Moore | 403 | 69.2% | N/A |
| Ator Elementary School Owasso | 374 | 72.2% | 37.8% |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arrowhead Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #440 of 555 | #49 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #465 of 651 | #52 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #330 of 523 | #32 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #364 of 941 | #69 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #162 of 708 | #10 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #78 of 708 | #22 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #505 of 876 | #63 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #281 of 548 | #46 of 81 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 388 | 26.9 | 14.4:1 | 68% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 24.9 | 17.0:1 | 75% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 23.9 | 17.2:1 | 60% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 48% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 56% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 60% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 50% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 36% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 42 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arrowhead Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (449 to 388); teachers unchanged (27 to 26.9).
About Arrowhead Elementary School
Among the schools in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, is Arrowhead Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 388 students.
District-wide, BROKEN ARROW has 27 schools and 19,983 students.
White students form the largest group at Arrowhead Elementary School, 41% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Black, and 7% Native American. By comparison, Tulsa County residents are about 61% White. By the diversity index, Arrowhead Elementary School comes in at 75%.
Staffing totals 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 68%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Arrowhead Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.5%; the prediction is 32.2%.
Arrowhead Elementary School is located in Tulsa County, where median household income is about $69,009, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 180 public schools in Tulsa County, with a combined enrollment of about 113,616.
The shortest distance from Arrowhead Elementary School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Rhoades Elementary School. The five-mile area around Arrowhead Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 31.3%, higher than Arrowhead Elementary School's 29.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Arrowhead Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Arrowhead Elementary School went from 374 students to 388. The ratio was 16.3:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Tulsa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
680,794
Census ACS
Median income
$69,009
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
113,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROKEN ARROW
- Broken Arrow High SchoolHigh · 4,802 students
- Broken Arrow Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,276 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Oneta Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 938 students
- Oliver Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- Childers Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
Other schools in Broken Arrow
- Broken Arrow High SchoolHigh · 4,802 students
- Broken Arrow Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,276 students
- Union HS Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,242 students
- Union 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,100 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Oneta Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 938 students
Other Arrowhead Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 11 states are named Arrowhead Elementary. Arrowhead Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 11.
- Arrowhead Elementary SchoolLewis Center, OH · 648 students
- ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEAST SETAUKET, NY · 562 students
- Arrowhead Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 515 students
- Arrowhead ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 500 students
- Arrowhead Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 499 students
Nearby schools
- Rhoades Elementary School1.1 mi · 416
- Peters Elementary School1.5 mi · 430
- Centennial Middle School1.6 mi · 1,060
- Country Lane Intermediate Elementary School1.7 mi · 720
- Country Lane Primary Elementary School1.8 mi · 718
- Creekwood Elementary School1.8 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Arrowhead Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Arrowhead Elementary School?
Arrowhead Elementary School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Arrowhead Elementary School serve?
Arrowhead Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Arrowhead Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Arrowhead Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arrowhead Elementary School?
At Arrowhead Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Arrowhead Elementary School public or private?
Arrowhead Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROKEN ARROW.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.