HAYWARD SMITH ES

HAYWARD SMITH ES, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Owasso, Oklahoma, part of OWASSO, works with 407 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within OWASSO, which oversees 13 schools and 9,761 students, HAYWARD SMITH ES is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, HAYWARD SMITH ES lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 16% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, HAYWARD SMITH ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Tulsa County shows median household income runs about $69,009, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Tulsa County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students), of which HAYWARD SMITH ES is one.

OWASSO HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HAYWARD SMITH ES ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 564 students in 2018 compared to 407 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.