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What's the most underrated thing about NORTHERN HILLS ES that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMOND·NCES 401059000478
Northern Hills Elementary School
901 East Wayne Street, Edmond, OK 73034 · (405) 340-2975 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
16.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
332 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 82 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
39.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
45.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Northern Hills Elementary School
Northern Hills Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Hills Elementary School this school | 708 | 46.9% | 41.0% |
| Surrey Hills Elementary School Yukon | 736 | 44.0% | N/A |
| Mustang Trails Elementary School Yukon | 757 | 50.2% | 46.6% |
| Nicoma Park Elementary School Choctaw | 452 | 48.5% | N/A |
| Broadmoore Elementary School Moore | 633 | 45.3% | 36.9% |
| Will Rogers Elementary School Edmond | 687 | 52.4% | 37.4% |
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 Northern Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #168 of 555 | #25 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #150 of 651 | #22 of 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #139 of 523 | #23 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #47 of 941 | #16 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #417 of 708 | #56 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #337 of 708 | #50 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #757 of 876 | #94 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #489 of 548 | #70 of 78 |
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
708
+55 (+8%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 838
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
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 | 708 | 43.5 | 16.3:1 | 47% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 44.7 | 15.6:1 | 49% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 42 | 18.5:1 | 42% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 35% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 41.9 | 17.5:1 | 30% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 37% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 776 | 42 | 18.5:1 | 31% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 761 | 39 | 19.5:1 | 10% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 838 | 43 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (732 to 708); teachers up 4% (41.9 to 43.5).
About Northern Hills Elementary School
Among the schools in Edmond, Oklahoma, is Northern Hills Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school serves 708 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students.
Enrollment across the 28 schools in EDMOND totals 25,746 students.
White students account for 54% of enrollment at Northern Hills Elementary School. The remaining students are 16% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 3% Native American. For comparison, Oklahoma County is about 57% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Northern Hills Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Its teaching staff equals 43.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.3:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have a similar average ratio of 15.6:1. Around 47% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Oklahoma County is 20 points.
allk12 grades Northern Hills Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.6% at Northern Hills Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.0%.
Northern Hills Elementary School is located in Oklahoma County, where median household income is about $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 225 public schools in Oklahoma County, with a combined enrollment of about 161,569.
The closest public school to Northern Hills Elementary School is Sequoyah Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Northern Hills Elementary School comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Northern Hills Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Northern Hills Elementary School saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Northern Hills Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 EDMOND
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 2,774 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
- Heartland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,005 students
Other schools in Edmond
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 2,774 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Deer Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,290 students
- 4th and 5th Grade CenterElementary · 1,289 students
- Deer Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,257 students
Other Northern Hills Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Northern Hills Elementary. Northern Hills Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Northern Hills Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 501 students
- Northern Hills ElementaryOnalaska, WI · 463 students
- Northern Hills ElementaryTopeka, KS · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoyah Middle School0.5 mi · 1,053
- Russell Dougherty Elementary School0.8 mi · 286
- Will Rogers Elementary School1.0 mi · 687
- Clegern Elementary School1.1 mi · 425
- North High School1.1 mi · 2,532
- Central Middle School1.2 mi · 1,036
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northern Hills Elementary School?
Northern Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 708 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northern Hills Elementary School serve?
Northern Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Northern Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Northern Hills Elementary School.
How diverse is Northern Hills Elementary School?
Northern Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Northern Hills Elementary School public or private?
Northern Hills Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDMOND.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.