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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at BARNES ES this year?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWASSO·NCES 402328001234
Barnes Elementary School
7809 E 76th St N, Owasso, OK 74055 · (918) 272-1153 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
169 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Barnes Elementary School→Owasso 6th Grade Center→Owasso 7th Grade Center→Owasso 8th Grade Center→Owasso High School
Based on grade levels within OWASSO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
47.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Barnes Elementary School
Barnes Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Elementary School this school | 510 | 33.1% | 43.6% |
| East Elementary School Broken Arrow | 620 | 32.3% | 40.0% |
| Pamela Hodson Elementary School Owasso | 563 | 31.1% | 63.4% |
| Sangre Ridge Elementary School Stillwater | 497 | 28.8% | 65.2% |
| Larkin Bailey Elementary School Owasso | 470 | 38.9% | 33.7% |
| Westwood Elementary School Stillwater | 626 | 31.9% | 65.1% |
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 Barnes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #121 of 555 | #9 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #128 of 651 | #12 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #155 of 523 | #13 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #184 of 941 | #36 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #461 of 708 | #64 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #272 of 708 | #58 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #837 of 876 | #105 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #157 of 548 | #29 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
510
+49 (+11%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 510 | 30.7 | 16.6:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 31.1 | 16.1:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 31.3 | 16.6:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 21% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 34.7 | 18.4:1 | 41% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 42% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 25% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (640 to 510); teachers down 12% (34.7 to 30.7).
About Barnes Elementary School
Among the schools in Owasso, Oklahoma, is Barnes Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 510 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366, so this school runs 39% larger than that.
OWASSO has 9,761 students in 13 schools, and Barnes Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Barnes Elementary School is 51% White. After that, the student body is 18% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% Black. Census figures show Tulsa County is about 61% White. Barnes Elementary School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Barnes Elementary School operates with 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.6:1. That ratio is over the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Barnes Elementary School reports 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Tulsa County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
Measured against Oklahoma public elementary schools, Barnes Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Barnes Elementary School is 44.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Tulsa County show that median household income is about $69,009, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Barnes Elementary School is one of 180 public schools in Tulsa County, which together enroll about 113,616 students.
The closest public school, Owasso 7th Grade Center, is about 2.0 miles from Barnes Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Barnes Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Barnes Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Barnes Elementary School saw enrollment rise 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Barnes Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 OWASSO
- Owasso High SchoolHigh · 3,050 students
- Owasso 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 782 students
- Owasso 7th Grade CenterMiddle · 718 students
- Owasso 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 713 students
- Lucille Ellingwood Morrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Stone Canyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
Other schools in Owasso
- Owasso High SchoolHigh · 3,050 students
- Owasso 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 782 students
- Owasso 7th Grade CenterMiddle · 718 students
- Owasso 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 713 students
- Stone Canyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Pamela Hodson Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
Other Barnes Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Barnes Elementary. Barnes Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Barnes Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 346 students
- Barnes Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 700 students
- Barnes Elementary SchoolBeaverton, OR · 451 students
- Barnes ElementaryKelso, WA · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Owasso 7th Grade Center2.0 mi · 718
- Ator Elementary School2.1 mi · 374
- Larkin Bailey Elementary School2.5 mi · 470
- Mills Elementary School2.9 mi · 467
- Hayward Smith Elementary School3.1 mi · 407
- Owasso 6th Grade Center3.3 mi · 713
Frequently asked questions
About Barnes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Barnes Elementary School?
Barnes Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Barnes Elementary School serve?
Barnes Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Barnes Elementary School have?
Barnes Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Barnes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Barnes Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Barnes Elementary School in?
Barnes Elementary School is part of OWASSO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.