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Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM CITY·NCES 402529001903
Northridge Elementary School
8501 Northwest 82nd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73132 · (405) 722-5560 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- B+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
17.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
561 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 64 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
34.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Northridge Elementary School
Northridge Elementary School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge Elementary School this school | 700 | 80.1% | 35.2% |
| Jarman Elementary School Tulsa | 575 | 81.6% | 22.1% |
| Quail Creek Elementary School Oklahoma City | 536 | 79.9% | N/A |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Tulsa | 574 | 85.4% | 29.9% |
| Wiley Post Elementary School Oklahoma City | 678 | 82.2% | N/A |
| Madison Elementary School Norman | 412 | 76.7% | 19.7% |
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 Northridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #307 of 555 | #39 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #314 of 651 | #42 of 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #225 of 523 | #33 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #49 of 941 | #17 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #583 of 708 | #88 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.7% | #7 of 708 | #2 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #274 of 876 | #56 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #478 of 548 | #69 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
700
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 700 | 39.4 | 17.8:1 | 80% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 42.8 | 16.5:1 | 84% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 43.8 | 16.2:1 | 75% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 71% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 40.2 | 18.1:1 | 64% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 60% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 62% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 27% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 753 | 37 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (730 to 700); teachers down 2% (40.2 to 39.4).
About Northridge Elementary School
In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Northridge Elementary School is a large elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 700 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366 students, so this school is 91% larger than average.
Northridge Elementary School is one school in a 26-school district, PUTNAM CITY, which enrolls 18,836 students.
Enrollment at Northridge Elementary School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 27%. It is also 25% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 12% Asian. For comparison, the population of Oklahoma County is roughly 14% Black. Northridge Elementary School has a diversity index of 79%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.8:1. Among elementary schools in Oklahoma, the typical ratio is 15.6:1. Eligible students account for 80% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Oklahoma County report 67%.
The allk12 Grade for Northridge Elementary School is B. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Northridge Elementary School is 7.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.2% actual, 28.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oklahoma.
Across Oklahoma County, median household income is about $66,679, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Oklahoma County number 225 and enroll about 161,569.
The shortest distance from Northridge Elementary School to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to Cooper Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Northridge Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school's size has been steady, with 701 students in 2020-21 and 700 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.3 to 17.8 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Northridge Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 PUTNAM CITY
- Putnam City West High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Putnam City High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Putnam City North High SchoolHigh · 1,567 students
- James L. Capps Middle SchoolMiddle · 938 students
- Hefner Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Mayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
Other schools in Oklahoma City
- Epic Charter Virtual High SchoolHigh · 14,517 students
- Epic Charter Virtual Elementary SchoolElementary · 14,019 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Putnam City West High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Putnam City High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Northwest Classen High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
Other Northridge Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Northridge Elementary. Northridge Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Northridge Elementary SchoolDayton, OH · 796 students
- Northridge Elementary SchoolHIGHLANDS RANCH, CO · 560 students
- Northridge ElementaryJohnstown, OH · 546 students
- Northridge ElementaryFair Oaks, CA · 423 students
- NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBismarck, ND · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Cooper Middle School1.2 mi · 501
- Harvest Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 426
- Wiley Post Elementary School1.9 mi · 678
- Ralph Downs Elementary School2.0 mi · 395
- Tulakes Elementary School2.4 mi · 520
- Hefner Middle School2.6 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About Northridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Northridge Elementary School?
Northridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 700 students in grades PK-05.
Is Northridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Northridge Elementary School have?
Northridge Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Northridge Elementary School?
Northridge Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 21% Hispanic, 27% Black, 12% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Northridge Elementary School in?
Northridge Elementary School is part of PUTNAM CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.