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Enrollment
810
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHN REX CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 400078702787
John Rex Charter Elementary School
500 West Sheridan, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 · (405) 875-0032 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
46 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
367 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 65% larger than its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
41.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 John Rex Charter Elementary School
John Rex Charter Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Rex Charter Elementary School this school | 810 | 45.3% | 40.5% |
| Country Lane Intermediate Elementary School Broken Arrow | 720 | 42.4% | 32.5% |
| Riverwood Elementary School Mustang | 746 | 43.2% | 39.0% |
| Country Lane Primary Elementary School Broken Arrow | 718 | 46.8% | N/A |
| Briarwood Elementary School Oklahoma City | 502 | 50.6% | 52.7% |
| Broadmoore Elementary School Moore | 633 | 45.3% | 36.9% |
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 John Rex Charter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #179 of 555 | #28 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #198 of 651 | #27 of 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #145 of 523 | #25 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #18 of 941 | #4 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #570 of 708 | #86 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #93 of 708 | #24 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #775 of 876 | #97 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.3% | #14 of 164 | #5 of 30 |
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
810
+93 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 810 | 46 | 17.6:1 | 45% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 51% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 40% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 35% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 34% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 40% (149) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Rex Charter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 52% (532 to 810); teachers up 77% (26 to 46).
About John Rex Charter Elementary School
John Rex Charter Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 810 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oklahoma) has about 366 students.
John Rex Charter Elementary School falls under JOHN REX CHARTER SCHOOL.
John Rex Charter Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 35%. Smaller groups are 31% White, 14% Black, 14% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 20% of Oklahoma County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at John Rex Charter Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
John Rex Charter Elementary School's 46 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 45%. The rate at public schools in Oklahoma County averages 67%, higher than here.
John Rex Charter Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Oklahoma public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, John Rex Charter Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
Oklahoma County has about 806,199 residents, and median household income is about $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Oklahoma County number 225 and enroll about 161,569.
The closest public school to John Rex Charter Elementary School is Emerson Alternative Ed. (es), about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of John Rex Charter Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, John Rex Charter Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. John Rex Charter Elementary School is run as a public charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 810, 13% above the 717 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for John Rex Charter Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Oklahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oklahoma City
- Epic Charter Virtual High SchoolHigh · 14,517 students
- Epic Charter Virtual Elementary SchoolElementary · 14,019 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Putnam City West High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Putnam City High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Northwest Classen High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (es)0.6 mi · 44
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (hs)0.6 mi · 530
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (ms)0.6 mi · 84
- Virtual Prep Elementary School1.2 mi · 196
- Virtual Prep High School1.2 mi · 27
- Western Gateway Elementary School1.4 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About John Rex Charter Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John Rex Charter Elementary School?
John Rex Charter Elementary School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does John Rex Charter Elementary School serve?
John Rex Charter Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does John Rex Charter Elementary School have?
John Rex Charter Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
How diverse is John Rex Charter Elementary School?
John Rex Charter Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 35% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees John Rex Charter Elementary School?
John Rex Charter Elementary School is overseen by JOHN REX CHARTER SCHOOL in Oklahoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.