KENNEDY ES

Set in Norman, Oklahoma, KENNEDY ES is an average-sized elementary school, part of NORMAN. It enrolls 478 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so KENNEDY ES sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, KENNEDY ES lists that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 19% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Native American. By comparison, Cleveland County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at KENNEDY ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cleveland County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cleveland County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,068 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KENNEDY ES is one of 72 public schools in Cleveland County (combined enrollment of about 45,218 students).

IRVING MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KENNEDY ES has remained close to its prior level, going from 485 students in 2018 to 478 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 46% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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