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Enrollment
519
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVE SCHOOLS OF OKC (CHARTER)·NCES 400079902857
Dove Science Academy Elementary School
5537 N W Expressway, Warr Acres, OK 73132 · (405) 605-5566 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
18.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
361 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
57.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Oklahoma's top 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 Science Academy Elementary School
Dove Science Academy Elementary School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dove Science Academy Elementary School this school | 519 | 69.6% | 51.5% |
| Ralph Downs Elementary School Oklahoma City | 395 | 71.6% | 32.8% |
| Bishop Public School Lawton | 647 | 68.2% | 39.6% |
| Harvest Hills Elementary School Oklahoma City | 426 | 73.7% | 35.9% |
| Cleveland Bailey Elementary School Midwest City | 337 | 65.9% | 32.3% |
| Sunset Elementary School Edmond | 535 | 75.3% | 23.2% |
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 Science Academy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #42 of 555 | #9 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #40 of 651 | #9 of 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #60 of 523 | #11 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #168 of 941 | #51 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #635 of 708 | #101 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #111 of 708 | #28 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #479 of 876 | #71 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +62.2% | #11 of 164 | #3 of 30 |
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
519
+174 (+50%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 70% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 73% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 71% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 16 | 21.6:1 | 74% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 15.4 | 20.7:1 | 78% (249) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dove Science Academy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 62% (320 to 519); teachers up 81% (15.4 to 28).
About Dove Science Academy Elementary School
Dove Science Academy Elementary School, located in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 519 students. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366 students, so this school is 42% bigger than average.
DOVE SCHOOLS OF OKC (CHARTER) enrolls 2,052 students in 5 schools, including Dove Science Academy Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Dove Science Academy Elementary School, at 33%. Other groups make up 31% Black, 23% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 20% of Oklahoma County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 28 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.5:1. That is higher than the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Dove Science Academy Elementary School is A+. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Dove Science Academy Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 19.8 points (51.5% versus 31.8%), a top-10% result in Oklahoma on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Oklahoma County, the median household income is $66,679, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 225 public schools in Oklahoma County, enrolling about 161,569 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Dove Science Academy Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 51.5% is above the 24.0% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). NCES lists Dove Science Academy Elementary School as a charter school.
Federal data put enrollment at 345 in 2020-21 and 519 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The school's ratio fell from 21.6:1 to 18.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Oklahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DOVE SCHOOLS OF OKC (CHARTER)
- Dove Science Academy Es-South OkcElementary · 521 students
- Dove Science Academy High SchoolHigh · 389 students
- Dove Science Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 students
- Dove Science Academy Ms-South OkcMiddle · 310 students
Other schools in Warr Acres
- James L. Capps Middle SchoolMiddle · 938 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Dove Science Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 313
- Rollingwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 464
- Hefner Middle School0.8 mi · 869
- Tulakes Elementary School1.2 mi · 520
- James L. Capps Middle School1.5 mi · 938
- Coronado Heights Elementary School1.7 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Dove Science Academy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dove Science Academy Elementary School?
Dove Science Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dove Science Academy Elementary School serve?
Dove Science Academy Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dove Science Academy Elementary School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Dove Science Academy Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dove Science Academy Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dove Science Academy Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 33% Hispanic, 31% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Dove Science Academy Elementary School public or private?
Dove Science Academy Elementary School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by DOVE SCHOOLS OF OKC (CHARTER).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.