DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES

Located at 5537 N W Expressway, in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES is a mid-tier elementary-level community that educates 519 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of DOVE SCHOOLS OF OKC (CHARTER). By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES is one of 5 schools operated by DOVE SCHOOLS OF OKC (CHARTER), a district that caters to 2,052 students overall.

Looking at the student body, DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 31% Black, 23% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 70% of students at DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 31.8%; this one delivers 51.5%, a residual of +19.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Oklahoma County) reports that median household earnings sit near $66,679, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 24.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES's enrollment has edged up 62% since 2018, when it stood at 320 (now 519). White enrollment moved from 12% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.