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How has FRONTIER ES changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
809
Elementary
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMOND·NCES 401059002766
Frontier Elementary School
4901 Explorer Dr, Edmond, OK 73003 · (405) 340-2211 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
302 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 78 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
41.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
41.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Frontier Elementary School
Frontier Elementary School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Elementary School this school | 809 | 37.3% | 44.6% |
| Washington Irving Elementary School Edmond | 772 | 36.0% | 37.8% |
| Riverwood Elementary School Mustang | 746 | 43.2% | 39.0% |
| John Ross Elementary School Edmond | 646 | 40.7% | 40.1% |
| Wolf Creek Elementary School Broken Arrow | 511 | 40.3% | 37.3% |
| Heritage Trails Elementary School Moore | 551 | 31.8% | 50.0% |
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 Frontier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #110 of 555 | #19 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #204 of 651 | #30 of 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #103 of 523 | #18 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #19 of 941 | #5 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #376 of 708 | #46 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #264 of 708 | #43 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #819 of 876 | #103 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #502 of 548 | #73 of 78 |
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
809
+82 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 809 | 50.5 | 16.0:1 | 37% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 50.5 | 15.8:1 | 34% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 45.4 | 18.2:1 | 28% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 17% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 828 | 42.4 | 19.6:1 | 18% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 36 | 18.0:1 | 15% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frontier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (828 to 809); teachers up 19% (42.4 to 50.5).
About Frontier Elementary School
Families in Edmond, Oklahoma, are served by Frontier Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 809 students. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have about 366 students on average; enrollment here is 121% higher.
EDMOND runs Frontier Elementary School along with 27 other schools, enrolling 25,746 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Frontier Elementary School is White: 51%. The next largest groups are 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 6% Asian. The diversity index for Frontier Elementary School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. In all, 37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Oklahoma County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Frontier Elementary School is +1.7 points: 44.6% actual, 42.9% predicted.
In Oklahoma County, home to about 806,199 people, median household income comes to about $66,679, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Oklahoma County's 225 public schools enroll about 161,569 students and include Frontier Elementary School.
Heartland Middle School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Frontier Elementary School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 82 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Frontier Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 EDMOND
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 2,774 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
- Heartland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,005 students
Other schools in Edmond
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 2,774 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Deer Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,290 students
- 4th and 5th Grade CenterElementary · 1,289 students
- Deer Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,257 students
Other Frontier Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Frontier Elementary. Frontier Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 12.
- Frontier Elementary SchoolRed Rock, OK · 244 students
- Frontier Elementary SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 846 students
- FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLOXAHATCHEE, FL · 688 students
- Frontier ElementaryHanford, CA · 619 students
- FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLEARWATER, FL · 542 students
Nearby schools
- Heartland Middle School0.1 mi · 1,005
- Prairie Vale Elementary School1.6 mi · 548
- Washington Irving Elementary School1.7 mi · 772
- Grove Valley Elementary School1.9 mi · 541
- West Field Elementary School1.9 mi · 765
- Deer Creek Middle School2.5 mi · 1,257
Frequently asked questions
About Frontier Elementary SchoolHow large is Frontier Elementary School?
Frontier Elementary School enrolls approximately 809 students in grades PK-05.
Is Frontier Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frontier Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frontier Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frontier Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Frontier Elementary School?
Student demographics at Frontier Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Frontier Elementary School in?
Frontier Elementary School is part of EDMOND.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.