DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES

Located at 2 South Elgin Avenue, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES is a low-enrollment elementary campus that caters to 221 students (grades pre-K through 3), operated by DEBORAH BROWN COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES is a school of DEBORAH BROWN COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES shows that nearly all students (90%) are Black; the rest consists of 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES higher than the state norm the norm. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Tulsa County's rate of about 62%.

With demographic context factored in, DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES ranks in the top 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 26.6%; DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES posts 82.5%, +55.9 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Tulsa County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,009 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Tulsa County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students), of which DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES is one.

SANKOFA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.2%.

DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES operates from a downtown location. DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES has ticked down 17%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 221 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 97% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 27.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the DEBORAH BROWN CHARTER ES community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.