KIPP OKC ES

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, KIPP OKC ES caters to 462 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by KIPP OKC COLLEGE PREP CHARTER. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so KIPP OKC ES sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

KIPP OKC COLLEGE PREP CHARTER is the operating authority for KIPP OKC ES, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, KIPP OKC ES shows that Black students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting KIPP OKC ES higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oklahoma County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KIPP OKC ES sits in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 24.6%; actual is 39.0%, +14.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Oklahoma County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,679 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. KIPP OKC ES is one of 225 public schools in Oklahoma County (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students).

NICHOLS HILLS ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIPP OKC ES.

The school occupies a city-core site. As a public charter, KIPP OKC ES runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, members of the KIPP OKC ES community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.