CENTRAL ES

CENTRAL ES is a high-enrollment K-5 school in Bixby, Oklahoma, operated by BIXBY. The school caters to 709 students in grades pre-K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 94% bigger than typical.

CENTRAL ES is one of 10 schools operated by BIXBY, a district that serves 8,374 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CENTRAL ES records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 27% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at CENTRAL ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Tulsa County's rate of about 62%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CENTRAL ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Tulsa County shows median household earnings sit near $69,009, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Tulsa County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students), CENTRAL ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BIXBY HS, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTRAL ES at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL ES has edged down 28%, going from 988 students in 2018 to 709 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 67% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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