The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORMAN·NCES 402172001071

Cleveland Elementary School

500 North Sherry Avenue, Norman, OK 73069 · (405) 366-5875 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
  • ATest 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
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
196 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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-K5911%
Kindergarten5911%
Grade 16012%
Grade 28016%
Grade 38316%
Grade 48316%
Grade 59018%

This year's kindergarten class (59) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
30058%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
9118%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
184%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
122%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
7014%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
214%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
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
27253%
Female
24247%

Discussions

+ POST

Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
47.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
52.9%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Cleveland Elementary School

Cleveland Elementary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cleveland Elementary School this school51438.1%50.0%
Timber Creek Elementary School
Moore
54942.3%50.6%
Newcastle Early Childhood Center
Newcastle
47235.8%N/A
Richmond Elementary School
Stillwater
36238.4%63.2%
Highland Park Elementary School
Broken Arrow
65434.1%38.8%
Northwood Elementary School
Piedmont
55234.2%54.0%
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 Cleveland Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Cleveland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#60 of 555#10 of 35
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.9%#73 of 651#12 of 43
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#50 of 523#7 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
514#176 of 941#18 of 50
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#157 of 708#20 of 50
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.6%#451 of 708#41 of 50
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.1%#818 of 876#42 of 50
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.9%#275 of 548#19 of 39
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
514
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2551435.714.4:138% (196)
2023-2450635.214.4:142% (212)
2022-2355436.615.1:135% (194)
2020-215113813.4:134% (176)
2017-185973417.6:130% (177)
2015-165963517.0:132% (190)
2010-115253116.9:130% (160)
2000-014122516.5:122% (89)
1990-916473518.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleveland Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (597 to 514); teachers up 5% (34 to 35.7).

About Cleveland Elementary School

Cleveland Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Norman, Oklahoma, (ZIP code 73069). A federal count lists 514 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oklahoma) has about 366 students.

Cleveland Elementary School is one of 25 schools in NORMAN, which enrolls 16,048 students in total.

Cleveland Elementary School is 58% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 4% Black. County-wide, 70% of Cleveland County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.4:1. That is lower than the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Eligible students account for 38% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Cleveland County, the average is 52%.

The allk12 Grade for Cleveland Elementary School is A. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Compared with Oklahoma schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cleveland Elementary School's results are 7.4 points above predicted: 50.0% against 42.6%.

In Cleveland County (population about 300,047), the median household income is $77,068, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Cleveland Elementary School is one of 72 public schools in the county.

The school nearest to Cleveland Elementary School is Adams Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Cleveland Elementary School places 2nd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Federal data show 511 students in 2020-21 and 514 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.

Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Cleveland County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
300,047
Census ACS
Median income
$77,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
45,218 students

Quick facts

School name
Cleveland Elementary School
District
NORMAN
Address
500 North Sherry Avenue, Norman, OK 73069
Phone
(405) 366-5875
County
Cleveland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
514
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
196 (38%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
402172001071
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in NORMAN
Other schools in Norman
Other Cleveland Elementary schools

22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Cleveland Elementary. Cleveland Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 23.

Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Cleveland Elementary School
How large is Cleveland Elementary School?
Cleveland Elementary School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cleveland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cleveland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cleveland Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Cleveland Elementary School.
How diverse is Cleveland Elementary School?
Cleveland Elementary School reports a student body of 58% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Cleveland Elementary School in?
Cleveland Elementary School is part of NORMAN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post