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Emerson Elementary School

909 North Boston Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74106 · (918) 925-1320 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
289 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5715%
Kindergarten5414%
Grade 14713%
Grade 25013%
Grade 35916%
Grade 46116%
Grade 54813%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (48).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
7420%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
298%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
18950%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
6116%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
164%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
19151%
Female
18549%

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
18.0%
OK avg 30.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 31 of 100.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Emerson Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Emerson Elementary School this school37676.9%N/A
Parkview Elementary School
Oklahoma City
60976.0%N/A
Will Rogers Elementary School
Oklahoma City
36271.8%30.5%
Hawthorne Elementary School
Tulsa
35792.2%N/A
Ridgeview Elementary School
Oklahoma City
37278.8%27.7%
John Hope Franklin Elementary School
Tulsa
36793.2%0.0%
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 Emerson Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Tulsa County
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#466 of 523#53 of 58
Enrollment
ranked largest first
376#388 of 941#73 of 111
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.9:1#644 of 708#97 of 109
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.4%#274 of 708#59 of 109
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
76.9%#340 of 876#50 of 110
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+61.4%#12 of 164#4 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 2024-25
Enrollment
376
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537619.918.9:177% (289)
2023-243931920.7:179% (311)
2022-2346217.426.6:171% (330)
2020-213622216.4:168% (246)
2017-1823317.313.4:1100% (233)
2015-162931915.4:199% (290)
2010-113492116.6:198% (343)
2000-014953315.0:180% (396)
1990-915343515.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 61% (233 to 376); teachers up 15% (17.3 to 19.9).

About Emerson Elementary School

Families in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are served by Emerson Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 376 students in pre-K through 5.

Emerson Elementary School sits within TULSA, which has 69 schools and 33,617 students.

Of every 100 students at Emerson Elementary School, about 50 are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% White, 16% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 10%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Emerson Elementary School scores 67%.

Staffing at Emerson Elementary School comes to 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.9:1. The school's 18.9:1 compares with an average of 15.6:1 for elementary schools in Oklahoma. On the income side, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Tulsa County.

In Tulsa County, home to about 680,794 people, median household income comes to about $69,009, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 180 public schools in the county, enrolling about 113,616, Emerson Elementary School among them.

Emerson Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Project Accept Traice Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Federal data place Emerson Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment figures show a increase of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.4:1 to 18.9:1 over the same years.

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Tulsa County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Emerson Elementary School
District
TULSA
Address
909 North Boston Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74106
Phone
(918) 925-1320
County
Tulsa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
376
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
18.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
289 (77%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
403024029775
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Emerson Elementary. Emerson Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 36.

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Frequently asked questions

About Emerson Elementary School
How large is Emerson Elementary School?
Emerson Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
Is Emerson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emerson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Emerson Elementary School have?
Emerson Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emerson Elementary School?
At Emerson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 8% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Emerson Elementary School public or private?
Emerson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TULSA.
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