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What's the most underrated thing about NORTHWOODS FINE ARTS ACADEMY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAND SPRINGS·NCES 402688001404
Northwoods Fine Arts Academy
1691 East Old North Road, Sand Springs, OK 74063 · (918) 246-1455 · Tulsa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% 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.
- 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
15.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
395 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SAND SPRINGS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
22.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Northwoods Fine Arts Academy
Northwoods Fine Arts Academy's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwoods Fine Arts Academy this school | 505 | 78.2% | 23.3% |
| Will Rogers Elementary School McAlester | 535 | 78.9% | N/A |
| Richard Kane Elementary School Bartlesville | 481 | 81.1% | 32.8% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Bartlesville | 529 | 76.0% | 37.6% |
| William R. Teague Elementary School Wagoner | 394 | 78.2% | 38.6% |
| Eufaula Elementary School Eufaula | 512 | 81.6% | 30.3% |
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 Northwoods Fine Arts Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #491 of 555 | #53 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #555 of 651 | #59 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #426 of 523 | #44 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #191 of 941 | #38 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #339 of 708 | #37 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #211 of 708 | #42 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #317 of 876 | #49 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #156 of 164 | #21 of 21 |
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
505
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 505 | 32.1 | 15.7:1 | 78% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 32.5 | 16.0:1 | 80% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 32.1 | 15.4:1 | 66% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 74% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 30.9 | 16.1:1 | 70% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 82% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 82% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 52% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwoods Fine Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (498 to 505); teachers up 4% (30.9 to 32.1).
About Northwoods Fine Arts Academy
Northwoods Fine Arts Academy is an elementary school in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, reachable at (918) 246-1455. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 505 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 38% higher.
The SAND SPRINGS system has 8 schools and 4,983 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy. The largest is White students, at 46%. Smaller groups are 26% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 10% Native American, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Tulsa County is roughly 61% White. Northwoods Fine Arts Academy's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy is 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 78%. The gap from the 62% average for public schools in Tulsa County is 16 points.
The allk12 Grade for Northwoods Fine Arts Academy is D. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy are 5.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.3% actual, 28.8% predicted).
In the county around the school, Tulsa County, the median household income is $69,009, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Tulsa County is home to 180 public schools and about 113,616 public school students.
The shortest distance from Northwoods Fine Arts Academy to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Sand Springs Ec Center. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 28.1%, higher than Northwoods Fine Arts Academy's 23.3%.
The federal government classifies Northwoods Fine Arts Academy's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 20 more students in 2024-25.
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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 SAND SPRINGS
- Charles Page High SchoolHigh · 1,716 students
- Clyde Boyd Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Angus Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Pratt Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Limestone Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Other schools in Sand Springs
- Charles Page High SchoolHigh · 1,716 students
- Clyde Boyd Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Angus Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Pratt Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Anderson Public SchoolElementary · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Sand Springs Ec Center1.1 mi · 241
- Charles Page High School1.5 mi · 1,716
- Garfield Elementary School1.8 mi · 409
- Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy2.6 mi · 314
- KIPP Tulsa HS University Prep2.7 mi · 249
- Berryhill High School3.0 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Northwoods Fine Arts AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy?
Northwoods Fine Arts Academy enrolls approximately 505 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Northwoods Fine Arts Academy serve?
Northwoods Fine Arts Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy is approximately 15.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy?
Student demographics at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy are roughly 46% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 26% Two or more.
What district is Northwoods Fine Arts Academy in?
Northwoods Fine Arts Academy is part of SAND SPRINGS.
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