GREENWOOD ES

Located at 400 E Ross, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, GREENWOOD ES is a mid-tier elementary campus that serves 500 students (grades K through 5), overseen by TAHLEQUAH. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 37% larger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in TAHLEQUAH (3,712 students total), GREENWOOD ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GREENWOOD ES reports that 30% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% multiracial, 24% Hispanic, 19% White.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, GREENWOOD ES has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GREENWOOD ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.6%, the actual is 28.2%, a residual of -3.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Cherokee County reports that median household income runs about $53,218, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cherokee County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,401 students), of which GREENWOOD ES is one.

SEQUOYAH ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREENWOOD ES ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 29.6%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 552 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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