Children's Center

Children's Center is a very small elementary school in Bethany, Oklahoma, administered by BETHANY. In all, 54 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. The school is 85% below the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.

Enrollment across the 4 schools in BETHANY totals 1,762 students.

More than half of enrollment at Children's Center is White: 54%. Other groups make up 22% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. In Oklahoma County overall, the White share is about 57%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.

Children's Center lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Oklahoma County is 33 points.

For Oklahoma County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,679 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Oklahoma County number 225, with about 161,569 students.

Measured in a straight line, Earl Harris Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Children's Center. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

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.

Enrollment was 54 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 62. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.7:1 in 2020-21, and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Children's Center lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.