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Enrollment
959
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,251 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENKS·NCES 401572002859
Northwest Elementary School
7625 S Elwood, Tulsa, OK 74132 · (918) 299-4411 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL959 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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.
- 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
15.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
656 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 114 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 160 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 161 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 186 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 186 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (152) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (186).
Student demographics
80%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
23.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
28.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Northwest Elementary School
Northwest Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Elementary School this school | 959 | 68.4% | 26.3% |
| Jenks East Elementary School Jenks | 1,356 | 63.7% | 35.2% |
| Glenpool Elementary School Glenpool | 840 | 70.2% | 37.0% |
| Glenpool Lower Elementary School Glenpool | 337 | 66.5% | N/A |
| Jarman Elementary School Tulsa | 575 | 81.6% | 22.1% |
| Marshall T. Moore Elementary School Broken Arrow | 453 | 60.5% | 35.9% |
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 Northwest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #471 of 555 | #52 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #466 of 651 | #53 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #442 of 523 | #47 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 959 | #7 of 941 | #4 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #248 of 708 | #24 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.8% | #3 of 708 | #2 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #503 of 876 | #62 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #446 of 548 | #66 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
959
-13 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 959 | 63.3 | 15.2:1 | 68% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 1,000 | 63.2 | 15.8:1 | 69% (690) |
| 2022-23 | 1,035 | 61.2 | 16.9:1 | 57% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 972 | 65 | 14.9:1 | 53% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 1,015 | 62.3 | 16.3:1 | 52% (531) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,015 to 959); teachers up 2% (62.3 to 63.3).
About Northwest Elementary School
Northwest Elementary School is a large elementary school based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Classes run from pre-K through 4, and the school has 959 students. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366 students, so this school is 162% bigger than average.
In JENKS, 8 schools enroll a combined 12,527 students.
At Northwest Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 29%. The school is also 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, and 13% Black. That is lower than the 61% White share among all Tulsa County residents. The school's diversity index is 80%, meaning two students picked at random have an 80% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Northwest Elementary School is 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. About 68% of students, or 656, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Northwest Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 32.2% for a school in Oklahoma with Northwest Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Northwest Elementary School posts 26.3%.
In the county around the school, Tulsa County, the median household income is $69,009, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 180 public schools in Tulsa County, enrolling about 113,616 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Jenks West Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Northwest Elementary School is 4th of 4 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Northwest Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (972) and 2024-25 (959).
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 JENKS
- Jenks High SchoolHigh · 3,655 students
- Jenks Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,924 students
- Jenks West Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,871 students
- Jenks East Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,356 students
- Jenks West Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 1,130 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 817 students
Other schools in Tulsa
- Union High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Union 6th-7th Grade CenterMiddle · 2,123 students
- Booker T. Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,302 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Thomas Edison Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 1,083 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
Other Northwest Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 18 states are named Northwest Elementary. Northwest Elementary School is the largest of the 29.
- Northwest Elementary SchoolCoweta, OK · 394 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolJACKSON, MI · 758 students
- NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 658 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolLa Salle, IL · 650 students
- Northwest ElementaryLexington, NC · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Jenks West Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,871
- Jenks West Intermediate Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,130
- Jenks High School2.1 mi · 3,655
- Marshall Elementary School2.2 mi · 252
- McClure Elementary School2.2 mi · 383
- College Bound-Brookside Campus3.2 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Elementary SchoolHow large is Northwest Elementary School?
Northwest Elementary School enrolls approximately 959 students in grades PK-04.
Is Northwest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northwest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Northwest Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Northwest Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Northwest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northwest Elementary School are roughly 29% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 19% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwest Elementary School?
Northwest Elementary School is overseen by JENKS in Tulsa County.
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