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What's something MILLS ES does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWASSO·NCES 402328001881
Mills Elementary School
8200 N 124th E Ave, Owasso, OK 74055 · (918) 272-2288 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
320 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mills Elementary School→Owasso 6th Grade Center→Owasso 7th Grade Center→Owasso 8th Grade Center→Owasso High School
Based on grade levels within OWASSO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
32.2%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Mills Elementary School
Mills Elementary School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Elementary School this school | 467 | 68.5% | 34.0% |
| Orvis Risner Elementary School Edmond | 551 | 65.0% | 30.1% |
| Ator Elementary School Owasso | 374 | 72.2% | 37.8% |
| Arrowhead Elementary School Broken Arrow | 388 | 68.3% | 29.5% |
| Hoover Elementary School Bartlesville | 454 | 61.7% | 37.4% |
| Winding Creek Elementary School Moore | 510 | 62.2% | 33.3% |
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 Mills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #333 of 555 | #32 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #387 of 651 | #39 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #164 of 523 | #14 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #235 of 941 | #47 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #381 of 708 | #49 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #136 of 708 | #32 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #500 of 876 | #61 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #342 of 548 | #54 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 2024-25Enrollment
467
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 467 | 29.1 | 16.1:1 | 69% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 28.2 | 17.2:1 | 69% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 27.9 | 17.4:1 | 58% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 37% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 30.3 | 17.2:1 | 52% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 51% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 55% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 19% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 27 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (520 to 467); teachers down 4% (30.3 to 29.1).
About Mills Elementary School
Mills Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Owasso, Oklahoma. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 467 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 28% higher.
Across its 13 schools, OWASSO enrolls 9,761 students. Mills Elementary School is one of those schools.
Mills Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 44%. It is also 21% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 6% Native American. Tulsa County's residents are about 61% White, 16 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Mills Elementary School comes in at 72%.
Federal staffing data show 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mills Elementary School and a ratio of 16.1:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 15.6:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 69% of students.
Mills Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.0%, compared with a predicted 32.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Tulsa County show that median household income is about $69,009, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 180 public schools operate in Tulsa County, serving about 113,616 students.
The nearest other public school, Owasso 6th Grade Center, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mills Elementary School. Mills Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Mills Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The number of students grew from 446 to 467 over 4 years.
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Tulsa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in OWASSO
- Owasso High SchoolHigh · 3,050 students
- Owasso 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 782 students
- Owasso 7th Grade CenterMiddle · 718 students
- Owasso 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 713 students
- Lucille Ellingwood Morrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Stone Canyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
Other schools in Owasso
- Owasso High SchoolHigh · 3,050 students
- Owasso 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 782 students
- Owasso 7th Grade CenterMiddle · 718 students
- Owasso 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 713 students
- Stone Canyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Pamela Hodson Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
Other Mills Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mills Elementary. Mills Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Mills Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 703 students
- MILLS ELEMENTARYHOBBS, NM · 411 students
- Mills Elementary SchoolKlamath Falls, OR · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Owasso 6th Grade Center0.3 mi · 713
- Owasso High School0.6 mi · 3,050
- Owasso 8th Grade Center0.9 mi · 782
- Hayward Smith Elementary School1.0 mi · 407
- Ator Elementary School1.3 mi · 374
- Owasso 7th Grade Center1.3 mi · 718
Frequently asked questions
About Mills Elementary SchoolHow large is Mills Elementary School?
Mills Elementary School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mills Elementary School have?
Mills Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Mills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mills Elementary School are roughly 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Mills Elementary School?
Mills Elementary School is overseen by OWASSO in Tulsa County.
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