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Enrollment
709
Elementary
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIXBY·NCES 400450000147
Central Elementary School
201 South Main Street, Bixby, OK 74008 · (918) 366-2282 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
327 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 122 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 144 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 153 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 20% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
33.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
33.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 709 | 46.1% | 33.0% |
| Collinsville Upper Elementary School Collinsville | 697 | 45.2% | 31.4% |
| Mustang Valley Elementary School Oklahoma City | 659 | 45.4% | 46.8% |
| Riverwood Elementary School Mustang | 746 | 43.2% | 39.0% |
| Herald Elementary School Collinsville | 493 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Aspen Creek Elementary School Broken Arrow | 607 | 50.7% | 34.2% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #357 of 555 | #36 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #365 of 651 | #37 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #268 of 523 | #25 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #46 of 941 | #14 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #603 of 708 | #89 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #240 of 708 | #51 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #770 of 876 | #92 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #74 of 548 | #16 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
709
+305 (+75%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 709 | 39.3 | 18.0:1 | 46% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 39.5 | 16.3:1 | 49% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 36.5 | 17.7:1 | 39% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 31% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 988 | 48.4 | 20.4:1 | 24% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 889 | 45 | 19.8:1 | 25% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 946 | 47 | 20.1:1 | 35% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 32% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (988 to 709); teachers down 19% (48.4 to 39.3).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Bixby, Oklahoma. Its 709 students are spread across pre-K through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366 students.
BIXBY has 10 schools and 8,374 students, and Central Elementary School is one of those schools.
Central Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 46%. Smaller groups are 27% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 61% of Tulsa County residents are White. Central Elementary School's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 39.3 full-time equivalents, or about 18.0 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma have 15.6:1, compared with 18.0:1 here. About 46% of students, or 327, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tulsa County is 62%.
The model predicts 39.8% for a school in Oklahoma with Central Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Central Elementary School posts 33.0%.
Across Tulsa County, the median household income is $69,009, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tulsa County is home to 180 public schools and about 113,616 public school students.
Bixby High School is located about 0.4 miles from Central Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Central Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Central Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at Central Elementary School as 404 in 2020-21 and 709 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Students per teacher rose from 12.6 in 2020-21 to 18.0 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 BIXBY
- Bixby High SchoolHigh · 2,405 students
- Bixby Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,306 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 757 students
- Bixby North Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- West IntermediateMiddle · 533 students
Other schools in Bixby
- Bixby High SchoolHigh · 2,405 students
- Bixby Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,306 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 757 students
- Bixby North Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- West IntermediateMiddle · 533 students
- North Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 487 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolMoore, OK · 577 students
- Central Elementary SchoolWarr Acres, OK · 527 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCoweta, OK · 398 students
- Central Elementary SchoolYukon, OK · 349 students
- Central Elementary SchoolIdabel, OK · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Bixby High School0.4 mi · 2,405
- Bixby Middle School0.5 mi · 1,306
- Central Intermediate School0.6 mi · 451
- West Elementary3.1 mi · 757
- West Intermediate3.1 mi · 533
- East Elementary School3.2 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 709 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 18.0:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 27% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of BIXBY.
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