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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COWETA·NCES 400885000372
Central Elementary School
303 North Broadway, Coweta, OK 74429 · (918) 486-2130 · Wagoner County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
225 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 22% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
27.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
30.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 (28.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 398 | 56.5% | 28.5% |
| Angus Valley Elementary School Sand Springs | 419 | 55.8% | 31.7% |
| Eliot Elementary School Tulsa | 369 | 53.4% | 43.0% |
| Marrs Elementary School Skiatook | 462 | 54.5% | N/A |
| George Washington Elementary School Durant | 500 | 60.6% | 42.4% |
| Morrison Elementary School Morrison | 341 | 56.0% | 50.7% |
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 Wagoner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #449 of 555 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #442 of 651 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #397 of 523 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #345 of 941 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #367 of 708 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #290 of 708 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #653 of 876 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.8% | #31 of 164 | #1 of 7 |
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
398
+30 (+8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 398 | 24.9 | 16.0:1 | 57% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 60% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 55% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 52% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 19.5 | 16.4:1 | 51% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 55% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 61% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 40% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (319 to 398); teachers up 28% (19.5 to 24.9).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is an elementary school in Coweta, Oklahoma, according to federal school records. The school offers pre-K through 3 and enrolls 398 students.
COWETA, which runs Central Elementary School, has 8 schools and 3,668 students.
White students are 51% of those enrolled at Central Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% multiracial, 13% Native American, 13% Hispanic, and 3% Black. In Wagoner County overall, about 68% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Central Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1, with 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 57% at Central Elementary School.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.2% for Central Elementary School. The school posts 28.5%, 7.7 points below the prediction.
The school is in Wagoner County, where the median household earns about $81,207 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Wagoner County, 22 public schools serve about 10,282 students.
Donald P Sloat Junior High School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Central Elementary School is 4th among 5 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 368 to 398, an 8% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.5:1 in 2020-21 to 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Wagoner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,609
Census ACS
Median income
$81,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,282 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COWETA
- Coweta High SchoolHigh · 781 students
- Donald P Sloat Junior High SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Mission Intermediate Grd CenterMiddle · 393 students
- Heritage Intermediate Grd CenterMiddle · 390 students
Other schools in Coweta
- Coweta High SchoolHigh · 781 students
- Donald P Sloat Junior High SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Mission Intermediate Grd CenterMiddle · 393 students
- Heritage Intermediate Grd CenterMiddle · 390 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 68th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolBixby, OK · 709 students
- Central Elementary SchoolMoore, OK · 577 students
- Central Elementary SchoolWarr Acres, OK · 527 students
- Central Elementary SchoolYukon, OK · 349 students
- Central Elementary SchoolIdabel, OK · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Donald P Sloat Junior High School0.5 mi · 541
- Mission Intermediate Grd Center0.6 mi · 393
- Southside Elementary School0.8 mi · 481
- Heritage Intermediate Grd Center0.8 mi · 390
- Coweta High School0.9 mi · 781
- Coweta Intermediate High School0.9 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-03.
Is Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Central Elementary School have?
Central Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Central Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of COWETA.
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