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Highland Park Elementary School

2730 Webster, Woodward, OK 73802 · (580) 256-2500 · Woodward County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
209
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
119 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 15325%
Grade 25325%
Grade 35928%
Grade 44421%

This year's 1st grade class (53) is 20% larger than its 4th grade class (44).

Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
12560%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
6431%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
63%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
105%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
11555%
Female
9445%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Highland Park Elementary School→Woodward Ms North Campus→Woodward Ms South Campus→Woodward High School
Based on grade levels within WOODWARD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
33.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
31.0%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Highland Park Elementary School

Highland Park Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Highland Park Elementary School this school20956.9%32.0%
Cedar Heights Elementary School
Woodward
23754.4%N/A
Gilmour Elementary School
Kingfisher
25454.7%N/A
Buffalo Elementary School
Buffalo
16456.7%32.9%
Friend Public School
Chickasha
21956.2%32.9%
Hydro-Eakly Elementary School
Hydro
22756.4%60.3%
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 Highland Park Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Woodward County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#376 of 555N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.0%#424 of 651N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#286 of 523N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
209#700 of 941#4 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.4:1#291 of 708N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.5%#548 of 708N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.9%#648 of 876#3 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.0%#198 of 548N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
209
-24 (-10%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2520913.615.4:157% (119)
2023-242171415.5:174% (160)
2022-2322714.615.6:168% (154)
2020-212331713.7:159% (138)
2017-1825516.615.3:164% (164)
2015-162821815.7:171% (201)
2010-112551715.0:175% (191)
2000-012481714.6:148% (119)
1990-912201218.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Park Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (255 to 209); teachers down 19% (16.6 to 13.6).

About Highland Park Elementary School

Highland Park Elementary School is a small elementary school in Woodward, Oklahoma. It reported 209 students in grades 1 through 4 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll about 366 students on average.

WOODWARD has 2,395 students in 7 schools, and Highland Park Elementary School is one of those schools.

The student body at Highland Park Elementary School is 60% White. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic, 5% Native American, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Woodward County, the White share is about 79%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.

The school has 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.4 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oklahoma is similar, at 15.6:1. Of all students at Highland Park Elementary School, 57% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Woodward County is similar, at 54%.

On the allk12 Grade, Highland Park Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 26% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.

On BeatsExpectations, Highland Park Elementary School is 4.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.

In Woodward County, median household income comes to about $61,417, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Woodward County counts 13 public schools with about 3,285 students.

Cedar Heights Elementary School is the nearest public school to Highland Park Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The nearest schools with test data average 28.7%, lower than Highland Park Elementary School's 32.0%.

Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Highland Park Elementary School had a net loss of 24 students, or 10%. By 2024-25, the school had 15.4 students per teacher, compared with 13.7 in 2020-21.

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Woodward County at a glance

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Population
20,158
Census ACS
Median income
$61,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,285 students

Quick facts

School name
Highland Park Elementary School
District
WOODWARD
Address
2730 Webster, Woodward, OK 73802
Phone
(580) 256-2500
County
Woodward County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–04
Total enrollment
209
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
119 (57%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
403318029835
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Highland Park Elementary. Highland Park Elementary School is the 23rd largest of the 23.

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Frequently asked questions

About Highland Park Elementary School
How many students attend Highland Park Elementary School?
Highland Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 209 students in grades 01-04.
What age range does Highland Park Elementary School serve?
Highland Park Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Highland Park Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Highland Park Elementary School.
How diverse is Highland Park Elementary School?
Highland Park Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Highland Park Elementary School public or private?
Highland Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WOODWARD.
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