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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVE SCHOOLS OF TULSA (CHARTER)·NCES 400075302694
Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa
4115 S 100th E Ave 2nd Floor, Tulsa, OK 74145 · (918) 960-3131 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
495 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa→Dove Science Academy HS Tulsa
Based on grade levels within DOVE SCHOOLS OF TULSA (CHARTER). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
26.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa this school | 556 | 89.0% | 27.4% |
| Arbor Grove Elementary School Oklahoma City | 532 | 89.8% | 34.0% |
| Western Oaks Elementary School Bethany | 688 | 92.9% | N/A |
| Apollo Elementary School Bethany | 509 | 93.5% | N/A |
| Cooper Elementary School Tulsa | 516 | 89.9% | N/A |
| Skelly Elementary School Tulsa | 775 | 85.7% | 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 Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #457 of 555 | #50 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #497 of 651 | #55 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #446 of 523 | #49 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #129 of 941 | #28 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #409 of 708 | #54 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #342 of 708 | #67 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #141 of 876 | #33 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.9% | #20 of 164 | #5 of 21 |
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
556
+131 (+31%) vs 2020
+39% since 2010-11, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 556 | 34.2 | 16.3:1 | 89% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 32.4 | 15.0:1 | 86% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 29.3 | 16.5:1 | 88% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 70% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 23.2 | 17.6:1 | 76% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 78% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 73% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (409 to 556); teachers up 47% (23.2 to 34.2).
About Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa
Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa serves students in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a large elementary school. In all, 556 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. It has 52% more students than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma (about 366).
Across its 3 schools, DOVE SCHOOLS OF TULSA (CHARTER) enrolls 1,468 students. Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa is 54%, a majority. The remaining students are 16% White, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Census figures show Tulsa County is about 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 16.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa, which has 34.2. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 15.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 89%. The rate at public schools in Tulsa County averages 62%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa lands at C, ahead of 26% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa would be expected to post about 25.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.4%.
Census data for Tulsa County show the median household earns about $69,009 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Tulsa County number 180, with about 113,616 students.
Among nearby public schools, Dove Science Academy HS Tulsa is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 31% increase, from 425 to 556. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.7:1 to 16.3:1.
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Tulsa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
680,794
Census ACS
Median income
$69,009
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
113,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DOVE SCHOOLS OF TULSA (CHARTER)
- Dove Science Academy Es TulsaElementary · 569 students
- Dove Science Academy HS TulsaHigh · 343 students
Other schools in Tulsa
- Union High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Union 6th-7th Grade CenterMiddle · 2,123 students
- Booker T. Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,302 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Thomas Edison Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 1,083 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
Nearby schools
- Dove Science Academy HS Tulsa0.0 mi · 343
- Clark Elementary School0.5 mi · 448
- Dove Science Academy Es Tulsa1.2 mi · 569
- Skelly Elementary School1.3 mi · 775
- Dolores Huerta Elementary School1.5 mi · 324
- College Bound-Eastside Campus1.5 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Dove School of Discovery Es TulsaWhat is the total enrollment at Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa?
Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa serve?
Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa.
How diverse is Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa?
Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa reports a student body of 16% White, 54% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa public or private?
Dove School of Discovery Es Tulsa is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by DOVE SCHOOLS OF TULSA (CHARTER).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.