Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULSA·NCES 403024029800
Grissom Elementary School
6646 South 73rd East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74133 · (918) 833-9460 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
206 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 68%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
28.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
30.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 28 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Grissom Elementary School
Grissom Elementary School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grissom Elementary School this school | 342 | 60.2% | 30.3% |
| Truman Primary School Norman | 353 | 56.7% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary School Norman | 258 | 63.6% | 45.3% |
| Lynn Wood Elementary School Broken Arrow | 407 | 65.4% | 29.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Norman | 331 | 62.2% | N/A |
| Le Monde Elementary School Norman | 459 | 58.2% | 40.5% |
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 Grissom Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #413 of 555 | #43 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #447 of 651 | #48 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #391 of 523 | #41 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #453 of 941 | #86 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #468 of 708 | #68 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #144 of 708 | #33 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #615 of 876 | #71 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #109 of 164 | #13 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 2024-25Enrollment
342
+64 (+23%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 342 | 20.5 | 16.7:1 | 60% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 20.3 | 17.0:1 | 65% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | 58% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 72% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 21.5 | 15.2:1 | 100% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 55% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 51% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 20 | 18.7:1 | 25% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grissom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (326 to 342); teachers down 5% (21.5 to 20.5).
About Grissom Elementary School
Grissom Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in TULSA, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It enrolls 342 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6.
TULSA is responsible for 69 schools, Grissom Elementary School included, with 33,617 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Grissom Elementary School, about 43 are White, the largest group. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Native American. That is lower than the 61% White share among all Tulsa County residents. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Grissom Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.7:1. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.6:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 60%. Public schools in Tulsa County average a similar 62%.
Grissom Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.3% and a predicted 35.0%.
In Tulsa County, home to about 680,794 people, the median household earns about $69,009 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Tulsa County number 180, with about 113,616 students.
Thoreau Demonstration Academy is about 0.5 miles from Grissom Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Grissom Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Grissom Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 278 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 342 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 13.9:1 to 16.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Grissom Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tulsa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Other Grissom Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Grissom Elementary. Grissom Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Grissom Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 424 students
- Grissom Elementary SchoolMuncie, IN · 411 students
- Grissom Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Thoreau Demonstration Academy0.5 mi · 434
- Memorial Middle School1.1 mi · 572
- Salk Elementary School1.1 mi · 465
- Memorial High School1.3 mi · 1,005
- Key Elementary School1.3 mi · 309
- Union High School1.4 mi · 3,569
Frequently asked questions
About Grissom Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Grissom Elementary School?
Grissom Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Grissom Elementary School serve?
Grissom Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Grissom Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Grissom Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Grissom Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grissom Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Grissom Elementary School in?
Grissom Elementary School is part of TULSA.
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