Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRVIEW·NCES 401128000538
CORNELSEN ES
1200 East Elm Street, Fairview, OK 73737 · (580) 227-2561 · Major County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
184 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within FAIRVIEW. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
47.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
343
-83 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 19.4:1
% White
82%
was 84%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CORNELSEN ES
CORNELSEN ES is a moderately sized K-5 school in Fairview, Oklahoma, operated by FAIRVIEW. The school enrolls 343 students in grades pre-K through 5.
FAIRVIEW runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 734 students. CORNELSEN ES is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, CORNELSEN ES logs that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder comes out to 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American. Compared to Major County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CORNELSEN ES has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting CORNELSEN ES tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CORNELSEN ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.2%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of +2.5 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Major County put median household earnings sit near $71,266, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. CORNELSEN ES is one of 6 public schools in Major County (combined enrollment of about 1,117 students).
The closest other public school is CHAMBERLAIN MS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CORNELSEN ES. On composite proficiency, CORNELSEN ES comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CORNELSEN ES has ticked down 19%, going from 426 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.
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Major County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,628
Census ACS
Median income
$71,266
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,117 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FAIRVIEW
- FAIRVIEW HSHigh · 208 students
- CHAMBERLAIN MSMiddle · 183 students
Other schools in Fairview
- FAIRVIEW HSHigh · 208 students
- CHAMBERLAIN MSMiddle · 183 students
Nearby schools
- CHAMBERLAIN MS0.2 mi · 183
- FAIRVIEW HS0.5 mi · 208
- ALINE-CLEO ES9.1 mi · 83
- OKEENE JR-SR HS (JR)13.6 mi · 47
- OKEENE JR-SR HS (SR)13.6 mi · 104
- OKEENE ES13.6 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About CORNELSEN ESHow many students attend CORNELSEN ES?
CORNELSEN ES enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CORNELSEN ES serve?
CORNELSEN ES serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CORNELSEN ES?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at CORNELSEN ES.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CORNELSEN ES?
At CORNELSEN ES, the student body is approximately 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is CORNELSEN ES public or private?
CORNELSEN ES is a public K-12 school, overseen by FAIRVIEW.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.