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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL·NCES 400423000132
Bethel Elementary School
36000 Clearpond Road, Shawnee, OK 74801 · (405) 273-7632 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
214 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Based on grade levels within BETHEL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
51.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Bethel Elementary School
Bethel Elementary School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Elementary School this school | 556 | 38.5% | 46.1% |
| L. W. Westfall Elementary School Choctaw | 457 | 38.7% | 37.0% |
| Blanchard Elementary School Blanchard | 543 | 42.0% | N/A |
| Chisholm Elementary School Enid | 528 | 41.5% | 53.5% |
| Blanchard Intermediate Elementary School Blanchard | 460 | 42.0% | 51.5% |
| Spring Creek Elementary School Broken Arrow | 510 | 40.6% | 31.9% |
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 Bethel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pottawatomie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #92 of 555 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #87 of 651 | #1 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #120 of 523 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #130 of 941 | #1 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #330 of 708 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #593 of 708 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #815 of 876 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #488 of 548 | #12 of 14 |
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
556
+57 (+11%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 556 | 35.4 | 15.7:1 | 38% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 61% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 46% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 51% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 50% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 57% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 58% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 47% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 27 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (575 to 556); teachers down 2% (36 to 35.4).
About Bethel Elementary School
As a large elementary school, Bethel Elementary School serves students in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 556 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
BETHEL counts 3 schools and 1,160 students, including Bethel Elementary School.
About 67% of the student body at Bethel Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 18% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 6% Hispanic. Pottawatomie County residents are about 71% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Bethel Elementary School are from different groups.
Bethel Elementary School lists 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 15.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 38% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Pottawatomie County averages 66%, higher than here.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bethel Elementary School would score about 42.5%. It scores 46.1%, 3.7 points above that figure.
The county, Pottawatomie County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $61,398 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Pottawatomie County has 41 public schools with about 12,326 students, including Bethel Elementary School.
Bethel High School sits about 0.1 miles from Bethel Elementary School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bethel Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Bethel Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 556, compared with 499 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.9:1).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Bethel Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,463
Census ACS
Median income
$61,398
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
12,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BETHEL
- Bethel High SchoolHigh · 349 students
- Bethel Middle SchoolMiddle · 255 students
Other schools in Shawnee
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 1,045 students
- Shawnee Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Grove Public SchoolElementary · 539 students
- North Rock Creek High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- North Rock Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- South Rock Creek Public SchoolElementary · 418 students
Other Bethel Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Bethel Elementary. Bethel Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Bethel Elementary SchoolTipp City, OH · 944 students
- Bethel ElementarySimpsonville, SC · 915 students
- Bethel ElementaryMidland, NC · 611 students
- Bethel ElementaryCanton, NC · 537 students
- Bethel ElementaryGloucester, VA · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Bethel High School0.1 mi · 349
- Bethel Middle School0.2 mi · 255
- Shawnee High School4.6 mi · 1,045
- Jefferson Elementary School5.0 mi · 348
- Shawnee Ec Center5.0 mi · 350
- Dale Elementary School5.0 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Bethel Elementary SchoolHow large is Bethel Elementary School?
Bethel Elementary School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bethel Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethel Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bethel Elementary School have?
Bethel Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Bethel Elementary School?
Bethel Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Bethel Elementary School public or private?
Bethel Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BETHEL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.