Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRVIEW·NCES 401128000538
Cornelsen Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
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 →
Schools most like Cornelsen Elementary School
Cornelsen Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelsen Elementary School this school | 343 | 53.6% | 39.8% |
| Seiling Elementary School Seiling | 270 | 54.4% | 34.6% |
| Pioneer Public School Chickasha | 384 | 58.3% | 57.4% |
| Drummond Elementary School Drummond | 236 | 54.2% | 36.3% |
| Davenport Elementary School Davenport | 266 | 56.0% | N/A |
| East Side Elementary School Chandler | 268 | 56.0% | 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 Cornelsen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #196 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #127 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #259 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #450 of 941 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #46 of 708 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.9% | #686 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #697 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #168 of 548 |
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
343
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 343 | 26.4 | 13.0:1 | 54% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 25.3 | 14.8:1 | 57% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 26.1 | 14.5:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 54% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 58% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 62% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 63% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 45% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornelsen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (426 to 343); teachers up 20% (22 to 26.4).
About Cornelsen Elementary School
Cornelsen Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Fairview, Oklahoma, one of the schools in FAIRVIEW. The school reports 343 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, FAIRVIEW has 3 schools and 734 students.
White students are the large majority at Cornelsen Elementary School, with 82% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. The county population is about 84% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Cornelsen Elementary School comes in at 32%.
Cornelsen Elementary School operates with 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Cornelsen Elementary School reports 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Major County, the average is about the same, 54%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cornelsen Elementary School is 37.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.8%.
In the county around the school, Major County, median household income is about $71,266, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cornelsen Elementary School is among the 6 public schools in Major County.
Of nearby public schools, Chamberlain Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Cornelsen Elementary School is ahead of the 33.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 4.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Cornelsen Elementary School saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.3 to 13.0 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Cornelsen Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 208 students
- Chamberlain Middle SchoolMiddle · 183 students
Other schools in Fairview
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 208 students
- Chamberlain Middle SchoolMiddle · 183 students
Nearby schools
- Chamberlain Middle School0.2 mi · 183
- Fairview High School0.5 mi · 208
- Aline-Cleo Elementary School9.1 mi · 83
- Okeene Jr-Sr HS (jr)13.6 mi · 47
- Okeene Jr-Sr HS (sr)13.6 mi · 104
- Okeene Elementary School13.6 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Cornelsen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cornelsen Elementary School?
Cornelsen Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cornelsen Elementary School serve?
Cornelsen Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cornelsen Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Cornelsen Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cornelsen Elementary School?
At Cornelsen Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cornelsen Elementary School public or private?
Cornelsen Elementary School 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.