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Central Oak Elementary School

1901 Southeast 15th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73129 · (405) 677-5211 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats 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

Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
478 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7513%
Kindergarten7814%
Grade 19617%
Grade 27213%
Grade 39817%
Grade 48515%
Grade 57213%

This year's kindergarten class (78) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (72).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
5510%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
39468%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
8715%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Two+
326%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
29852%
Female
27848%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Central Oak Elementary School→Crooked Oak Middle School→Crooked Oak High School
Based on grade levels within CROOKED OAK. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
26.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
36.0%
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 36 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Oak Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Central Oak Elementary School this school57683.0%30.0%
Dove Science Academy Es-South Okc
Oklahoma City
52186.8%40.7%
Celia Clinton Elementary School
Tulsa
51889.0%N/A
Dove Science Academy Es Tulsa
Tulsa
56984.7%41.5%
Lindbergh Elementary School
Tulsa
49282.7%N/A
Felicitas Mendez Intl School
Tulsa
32983.9%N/A
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 Oak Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Oklahoma County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#429 of 555#50 of 64
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#296 of 651#38 of 77
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.9%#401 of 523#48 of 63
Enrollment
ranked largest first
576#103 of 941#32 of 123
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#193 of 708#20 of 116
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.7%#604 of 708#84 of 116
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
83.0%#221 of 876#52 of 121
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.5%#163 of 164#30 of 30
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 2024-25
Enrollment
576
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
+131% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2557639.114.7:183% (478)
2023-2457840.914.1:199% (571)
2022-2355438.914.2:196% (531)
2020-215273813.9:193% (492)
2017-185733715.5:199% (565)
2015-165953716.1:197% (577)
2010-115953318.0:197% (577)
2000-012261812.6:173% (166)
1990-912491615.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Oak Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (573 to 576); teachers up 6% (37 to 39.1).

About Central Oak Elementary School

Central Oak Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school's enrollment of 576 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students each.

Central Oak Elementary School is one of the 3 schools that make up CROOKED OAK (1,244 students in total).

Hispanic students account for 68% of enrollment at Central Oak Elementary School. Other students are 15% Black, 10% White, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 20% Hispanic share among all Oklahoma County residents. Central Oak Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Central Oak Elementary School employs 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.7:1. That ratio is under the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. Public schools in Oklahoma County average 67%.

Central Oak Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Oklahoma public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Central Oak Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.0% is 2.8 points above the 27.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Oklahoma County has about 806,199 residents, and median household income is about $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Oklahoma County number 225 and enroll about 161,569.

Crooked Oak High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The federal government classifies Central Oak Elementary School's location as City: Large.

Central Oak Elementary School saw enrollment rise 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Oklahoma County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students

Quick facts

School name
Central Oak Elementary School
District
CROOKED OAK
Address
1901 Southeast 15th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73129
Phone
(405) 677-5211
County
Oklahoma County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
576
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
478 (83%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
400906000380
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Central Oak Elementary School
How many students attend Central Oak Elementary School?
Central Oak Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Central Oak Elementary School serve?
Central Oak Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Oak Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Central Oak Elementary School.
How diverse is Central Oak Elementary School?
Central Oak Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 68% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Oak Elementary School?
Central Oak Elementary School is overseen by CROOKED OAK in Oklahoma County.
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