JOHN GLENN ES

Located at 6501 South Land Avenue, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, JOHN GLENN ES is a reasonably sized elementary campus that instructs 398 students (grades pre-K through 4), one of the schools within WESTERN HEIGHTS.

Across the 8 schools in WESTERN HEIGHTS (3,046 students total), JOHN GLENN ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, JOHN GLENN ES reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 25% Black, 14% White, 11% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, JOHN GLENN ES shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Oklahoma County's rate of about 67%.

Across the wider county, Oklahoma County reports that median household income runs about $66,679, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JOHN GLENN ES is one of 225 public schools in Oklahoma County (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students).

The closest other public school is SANTA FE SOUTH WEST MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. JOHN GLENN ES's enrollment has shrank 36% since 2018, when it stood at 624 (now 398). The Black share of enrollment expanded from 12% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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