NICHOLS HILLS ES

NICHOLS HILLS ES, a mid-tier elementary campus in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma, part of OKLAHOMA CITY, works with 499 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 366.

Across the 58 schools in OKLAHOMA CITY (32,864 students total), NICHOLS HILLS ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, NICHOLS HILLS ES reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 29%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 28% White, 20% Black, 14% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, NICHOLS HILLS ES records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting NICHOLS HILLS ES higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at NICHOLS HILLS ES qualify 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 north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NICHOLS HILLS ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Oklahoma County indicate median household income runs about $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oklahoma County runs 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), of which NICHOLS HILLS ES is one.

The closest other public school is BRITTON ES, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, NICHOLS HILLS ES comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.2%.

NICHOLS HILLS ES operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NICHOLS HILLS ES has climbed 8%, going from 462 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 45% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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