JEFFERSON HEIGHTS ES

JEFFERSON HEIGHTS ES is an intimate elementary campus in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, run under SAPULPA. The school educates 297 students in grades pre-K through 5.

SAPULPA runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,714 students. JEFFERSON HEIGHTS ES is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JEFFERSON HEIGHTS ES lists that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% multiracial, 15% Native American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 80% of students at JEFFERSON HEIGHTS ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Creek County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Creek County) reports that median household earnings sit near $62,338, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Creek County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,952 students), of which JEFFERSON HEIGHTS ES is one.

LONE STAR PUBLIC SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 297 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 49% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.