FREEDOM ES

FREEDOM ES is an average-sized elementary school in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, run under SAPULPA. The school serves 444 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 366.

SAPULPA comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,714 students; FREEDOM ES is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FREEDOM ES lists that White students make up the majority at 59%; the rest comes out to 19% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 2% Black. By comparison, Creek County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, FREEDOM ES records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Creek County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FREEDOM ES sits in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.2%; actual is 54.6%, +16.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Creek County) shows that median household earnings sit near $62,338, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Creek County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,952 students), of which FREEDOM ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: LIBERTY ES, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FREEDOM ES. On composite proficiency, FREEDOM ES comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 30.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. FREEDOM ES's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 422 (now 444). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 8% to 12% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.