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Enrollment
968
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION·NCES 403060002850
Ellen Ochoa Elementary School
12000 E 31 ST, Tulsa, OK 74146 · (918) 357-4330 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL968 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
918 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 87 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 147 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 178 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 152 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (152).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Ellen Ochoa Elementary School→Union 6th-7th Grade Center→Union 8th Grade Center→Union HS Freshman Academy→Union High School
Based on grade levels within UNION. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
14.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.
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
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Ellen Ochoa Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Ochoa Elementary School this school | 968 | 94.8% | 14.1% |
| Windsor Hills Elementary School Oklahoma City | 720 | 92.2% | N/A |
| Disney Elementary School Tulsa | 724 | 95.7% | N/A |
| Kendall-Whittier Elementary School Tulsa | 825 | 93.8% | N/A |
| Skelly Elementary School Tulsa | 775 | 85.7% | N/A |
| Cooper Elementary School Tulsa | 516 | 89.9% | 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 Ellen Ochoa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #521 of 555 | #56 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #589 of 651 | #65 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 968 | #6 of 941 | #3 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #459 of 708 | #63 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #578 of 708 | #99 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #64 of 876 | #9 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +77.3% | #8 of 164 | #2 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
968
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 968 | 58.4 | 16.6:1 | 95% (918) |
| 2023-24 | 910 | 59 | 15.4:1 | 94% (859) |
| 2022-23 | 907 | 59.4 | 15.3:1 | 91% (824) |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 60 | 16.0:1 | 90% (869) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 32.6 | 16.8:1 | 81% (440) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellen Ochoa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 77% (546 to 968); teachers up 79% (32.6 to 58.4).
About Ellen Ochoa Elementary School
Ellen Ochoa Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Enrolled students number 968 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students each.
UNION oversees Ellen Ochoa Elementary School and 16 other schools, with 14,950 students in total.
Hispanic students are the majority at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School, with 68% of enrollment. Other groups make up 11% Black, 9% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Tulsa County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Ellen Ochoa Elementary School, 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma have 15.6:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 95% of enrollment. That is higher than the 62% average for public schools in Tulsa County.
Ellen Ochoa Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 14.1% and a predicted 23.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tulsa County show that the median household income is $69,009, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Ellen Ochoa Elementary School, Tulsa County has 179 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Disney Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Ellen Ochoa Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (962) to 2024-25 (968).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 UNION
- Union High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Union 6th-7th Grade CenterMiddle · 2,123 students
- Union HS Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,242 students
- Union 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,100 students
- Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 647 students
- Darnaby Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 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
- Disney Elementary School0.7 mi · 724
- Dolores Huerta Elementary School0.9 mi · 324
- Boevers Elementary School1.0 mi · 433
- Clark Elementary School1.1 mi · 448
- College Bound-Eastside Campus1.2 mi · 552
- East Central Middle School1.2 mi · 843
Frequently asked questions
About Ellen Ochoa Elementary SchoolHow large is Ellen Ochoa Elementary School?
Ellen Ochoa Elementary School enrolls approximately 968 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ellen Ochoa Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ellen Ochoa Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School?
At Ellen Ochoa Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 68% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ellen Ochoa Elementary School?
Ellen Ochoa Elementary School is overseen by UNION in Tulsa County.
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