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Limestone Elementary School

4201 South Walnut Creek Drive, Sand Springs, OK 74063 · (918) 246-1560 · Tulsa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
194 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 68%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4317%
Grade 14116%
Grade 24317%
Grade 34317%
Grade 44618%
Grade 54317%

This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (43).

Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
14255%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
2811%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Two+
5923%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
2510%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 11% · US 1%
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
Male
13452%
Female
12548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Limestone Elementary School→Clyde Boyd Middle School→Charles Page High School
Based on grade levels within SAND SPRINGS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
33.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
26.0%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Limestone Elementary School

Limestone Elementary School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Limestone Elementary School this school25974.9%34.3%
Sulphur Intermediate Elementary School
Sulphur
28573.0%36.0%
McLoud Early Childhood Center
McLoud
27774.4%N/A
Afton Elementary School
Afton
26876.5%48.4%
Hayes Elementary School
Enid
27475.2%40.1%
Rattan Elementary School
Rattan
24676.8%N/A
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 Limestone Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Tulsa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.3%#325 of 555#30 of 58
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#507 of 651#56 of 72
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#280 of 523#28 of 58
Enrollment
ranked largest first
259#602 of 941#103 of 111
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.3:1#152 of 708#8 of 109
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.6%#401 of 708#76 of 109
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
74.9%#377 of 876#52 of 110
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.5%#215 of 548#38 of 81
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 2024-25
Enrollment
259
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525918.114.3:175% (194)
2023-2426818.114.8:174% (199)
2022-2327618.115.2:158% (159)
2020-212621814.6:168% (179)
2017-183101916.3:156% (173)
2015-163052015.3:163% (192)
2010-112851815.8:157% (162)
2000-013022213.7:137% (112)
1990-913472017.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Limestone Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (310 to 259); teachers down 5% (19 to 18.1).

About Limestone Elementary School

In Sand Springs, Oklahoma, part of Tulsa County, Limestone Elementary School is an elementary school. A total of 259 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 29% lower.

Limestone Elementary School is in SAND SPRINGS, a district with 4,983 students across 8 schools.

White students make up a majority at Limestone Elementary School, at 55%. Smaller groups are 23% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 10% Native American. Limestone Elementary School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teachers at Limestone Elementary School total 18.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 75%. That is 13 points above the 62% average for public schools in Tulsa County.

allk12 grades Limestone Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Schools in Oklahoma with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 29.9%. Limestone Elementary School scores 34.3%.

In the county around the school, Tulsa County, the median household income is $69,009, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Tulsa County is home to 180 public schools and about 113,616 public school students.

Pratt Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Limestone Elementary School. Limestone Elementary School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

NCES describes the area around Limestone Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's size has been steady, with 262 students in 2020-21 and 259 in 2024-25.

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Tulsa County at a glance

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Population
680,794
Census ACS
Median income
$69,009
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
113,616 students

Quick facts

School name
Limestone Elementary School
District
SAND SPRINGS
Address
4201 South Walnut Creek Drive, Sand Springs, OK 74063
Phone
(918) 246-1560
County
Tulsa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
259
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
194 (75%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
402688001412
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Limestone Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Limestone Elementary School?
Limestone Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Limestone Elementary School serve?
Limestone Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Limestone Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Limestone Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Limestone Elementary School?
At Limestone Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 23% Two or more.
What district is Limestone Elementary School in?
Limestone Elementary School is part of SAND SPRINGS.
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