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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHLEQUAH·NCES 402938002727
Heritage Elementary School
333 Southridge Rd, Tahlequah, OK 74464 · (918) 458-4180 · Cherokee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
337 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 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
74%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
34.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
46.1%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary School this school | 501 | 67.3% | 40.1% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Tahlequah | 500 | 70.0% | 28.2% |
| Woodall Public School Tahlequah | 373 | 68.6% | 32.9% |
| Cherokee Elementary School TAHLEQUAH | 441 | 73.5% | 41.0% |
| Grand View Public School Tahlequah | 521 | 74.7% | 33.6% |
| 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 Heritage Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #186 of 555 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #143 of 651 | #1 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #253 of 523 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #198 of 941 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #346 of 708 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #88 of 708 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #529 of 876 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #503 of 548 | #9 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
501
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 501 | 31.7 | 15.8:1 | 67% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 32.5 | 15.1:1 | 69% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 32.6 | 15.2:1 | 65% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 65% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 30.1 | 17.0:1 | 71% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 71% (387) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (512 to 501); teachers up 5% (30.1 to 31.7).
About Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Oklahoma, located in Tahlequah. School enrollment was 501 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students.
TAHLEQUAH includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 3,712 students.
Federal enrollment data show multiracial students as the largest group at Heritage Elementary School, at 33%. The rest of enrollment is 30% Native American, 18% White, and 17% Hispanic. Heritage Elementary School's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 31.7 full-time equivalents, or about 15.8 students per teacher. That matches the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma fairly closely. About 67% of students, or 337, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Heritage Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Oklahoma public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Heritage Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 40.1% actual against 32.5% predicted.
Federal survey data for Cherokee County show that the median household income is $53,218, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Cherokee County is home to 21 public schools and about 7,401 public school students.
The nearest public school is Sequoyah High School, at about 2.3 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Heritage Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Heritage Elementary School the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 501, close to the 500 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Heritage Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 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
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Briggs Public SchoolElementary · 390 students
Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary School is the 26th largest of the 48.
- Heritage Elementary SchoolEDMOND, OK · 800 students
- Heritage ElementaryKingfisher, OK · 175 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 1,039 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 869 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 832 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoyah High School2.3 mi · 318
- Sequoyah Elementary School2.3 mi · 182
- Greenwood Elementary School2.4 mi · 500
- Cherokee Immersion Es-Tahlequah2.6 mi · 112
- Tahlequah High School3.0 mi · 1,358
- Tahlequah Middle School3.0 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Elementary SchoolHow large is Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Heritage Elementary School serve?
Heritage Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Heritage Elementary School.
How diverse is Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 33% Two or more.
What district is Heritage Elementary School in?
Heritage Elementary School is part of TAHLEQUAH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.