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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKLAHOMA CITY·NCES 402277001872
Nichols Hills Elementary School
1301 West Wilshire Boulevard, Nichols Hills, OK 73116 · (405) 587-2583 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
390 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 51 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 14% larger than its 4th grade class (73).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
23.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Nichols Hills Elementary School
Nichols Hills Elementary School's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Hills Elementary School this school | 499 | 78.2% | 20.6% |
| Rollingwood Elementary School Oklahoma City | 464 | 80.8% | 23.7% |
| Sky Ranch Elementary School Oklahoma City | 567 | 74.4% | N/A |
| Coronado Heights Elementary School Oklahoma City | 488 | 87.7% | N/A |
| Sunset Elementary School Edmond | 535 | 75.3% | 23.2% |
| Fairview Elementary School Oklahoma City | 677 | 78.0% | 16.1% |
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 Nichols Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #504 of 555 | #61 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #543 of 651 | #64 of 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #470 of 523 | #60 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #204 of 941 | #58 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #591 of 708 | #91 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.1% | #23 of 708 | #4 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #319 of 876 | #59 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #78 of 164 | #16 of 30 |
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
499
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 499 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 78% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 32.3 | 15.9:1 | 77% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 73% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 65% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 24.5 | 18.8:1 | 47% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 45% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 35% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 21 | 19.7:1 | 28% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nichols Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (462 to 499); teachers up 14% (24.5 to 28).
About Nichols Hills Elementary School
Federal records list Nichols Hills Elementary School as an elementary school in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma. In all, 499 students attend the school in pre-K through 4. That is 36% larger than the average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY is made up of 58 schools with 32,864 students in all.
The largest group at Nichols Hills Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 29%. Smaller groups are 28% White, 20% Black, 14% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Oklahoma County is roughly 20% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Nichols Hills Elementary School scores 77%.
There are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.8:1. Compared with the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 67% for public schools in Oklahoma County.
Nichols Hills Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Nichols Hills Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 20.6% actual against 28.8% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Oklahoma County show that median household income comes to about $66,679, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 225, with about 161,569 students.
About 1.1 miles separate Nichols Hills Elementary School from the closest public school, Britton Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.2%; Nichols Hills Elementary School's is 20.6%, ranking 5th of 5.
Nichols Hills Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Nichols Hills Elementary School was 498 in 2020-21 and 499 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.8:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Nichols Hills Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Oklahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKLAHOMA CITY
- Northwest Classen High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
- U. S. Grant High SchoolHigh · 1,680 students
- Capitol Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,494 students
- Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,096 students
- Classen Ms of Advanced StudiesMiddle · 916 students
- Southeast High SchoolHigh · 860 students
Nearby schools
- Britton Elementary School1.1 mi · 571
- KIPP Okc Elementary School1.3 mi · 462
- Belle Isle Middle School1.8 mi · 434
- Ridgeview Elementary School1.8 mi · 372
- Hupfeld Es at Western Village1.8 mi · 292
- Epic Charter Virtual High School2.1 mi · 14,517
Frequently asked questions
About Nichols Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nichols Hills Elementary School?
Nichols Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Nichols Hills Elementary School serve?
Nichols Hills Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Nichols Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Nichols Hills Elementary School.
How diverse is Nichols Hills Elementary School?
Nichols Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Nichols Hills Elementary School?
Nichols Hills Elementary School is overseen by OKLAHOMA CITY in Oklahoma County.
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