JEFFERSON ES

JEFFERSON ES operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Norman, Oklahoma, operated by NORMAN. Current enrollment sits at 331 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within NORMAN, which oversees 25 schools and 16,048 students, JEFFERSON ES is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, JEFFERSON ES records that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 20% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 8% Native American, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting JEFFERSON ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cleveland County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cleveland County put median household earnings sit near $77,068, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JEFFERSON ES is one of 72 public schools in Cleveland County (combined enrollment of about 45,218 students).

LONGFELLOW MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JEFFERSON ES.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 419 students in 2018 compared to 331 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 63% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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