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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHLEQUAH·NCES 402938001542
Greenwood Elementary School
400 E Ross, Tahlequah, OK 74464 · (918) 458-4120 · Cherokee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
350 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Based on grade levels within TAHLEQUAH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
30.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Greenwood Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Elementary School this school | 500 | 70.0% | 28.2% |
| Heritage Elementary School Tahlequah | 501 | 67.3% | 40.1% |
| Cherokee Elementary School TAHLEQUAH | 441 | 73.5% | 41.0% |
| Grand View Public School Tahlequah | 521 | 74.7% | 33.6% |
| Woodall Public School Tahlequah | 373 | 68.6% | 32.9% |
| Hayes Elementary School Ada | 414 | 72.9% | 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 Greenwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #451 of 555 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #435 of 651 | #7 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #437 of 523 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #202 of 941 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #378 of 708 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #74 of 708 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #472 of 876 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #360 of 548 | #7 of 9 |
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
500
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 500 | 31.2 | 16.0:1 | 70% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 32.1 | 15.6:1 | 71% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 31.3 | 16.1:1 | 66% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 65% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 31.6 | 17.4:1 | 71% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 76% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 71% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 65% (370) |
| 1990-91 | 751 | 38 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (552 to 500); teachers down 1% (31.6 to 31.2).
About Greenwood Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Oklahoma, located in Tahlequah. A total of 500 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 37% higher.
TAHLEQUAH serves 3,712 students across 6 schools.
At Greenwood Elementary School, the largest share of students is Native American, at 30%. The remaining shares are 25% multiracial, 24% Hispanic, and 19% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Greenwood Elementary School's 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.0:1. That is close to the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Greenwood Elementary School is C-. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Greenwood Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.2%; the prediction is 31.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cherokee County, the median household income is $53,218, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 21 public schools in Cherokee County, enrolling about 7,401 students in all.
Sequoyah Elementary School is the public school closest to Greenwood Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Greenwood Elementary School's average proficiency of 28.2% compares with 29.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 494 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 500.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,942
Census ACS
Median income
$53,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TAHLEQUAH
- Tahlequah High SchoolHigh · 1,358 students
- Tahlequah Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
Other schools in Tahlequah
- Tahlequah High SchoolHigh · 1,358 students
- Tahlequah Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Grand View Public SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Briggs Public SchoolElementary · 390 students
Other Greenwood Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 21 states are named Greenwood Elementary. Greenwood Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 27.
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 829 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYPLYMOUTH, MN · 762 students
- Greenwood ElementaryMontebello, CA · 746 students
- Greenwood ElementaryGlen Allen, VA · 649 students
- Greenwood ElementarySanford, NC · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoyah Elementary School0.4 mi · 182
- Cherokee Elementary School0.7 mi · 441
- Tahlequah High School1.1 mi · 1,358
- Tahlequah Middle School1.3 mi · 730
- Heritage Elementary School2.4 mi · 501
- Grand View Public School3.4 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Greenwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Greenwood Elementary School?
Greenwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Greenwood Elementary School serve?
Greenwood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Greenwood Elementary School have?
Greenwood Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Greenwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Greenwood Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 25% Two or more.
Is Greenwood Elementary School public or private?
Greenwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TAHLEQUAH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.