BARNES ES

Located at 7809 E 76th St N, in Owasso, Oklahoma, BARNES ES is an average-sized elementary school that caters to 510 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by OWASSO. That puts it 39% above the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

Within OWASSO, which oversees 13 schools and 9,761 students, BARNES ES is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, BARNES ES lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 18% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting BARNES ES higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Tulsa County's rate of about 62%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BARNES ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 43.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Tulsa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,009 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. BARNES ES is one of 180 public schools in Tulsa County (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students).

The closest other public school is OWASSO 7TH GRADE CTR, roughly 2.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BARNES ES. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BARNES ES ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 640 students in 2018 compared to 510 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 62% to 51%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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