Enrollment
265
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRETTY WATER·NCES 402508001316
Pretty Water Public School
15223 West 81st Street, Sapulpa, OK 74066 · (918) 224-4952 · Creek County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.1:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
137 students
STATE 68%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 30% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
29.2%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Pretty Water Public School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty Water Public School this school | 265 | 51.7% | 34.9% |
| Whitefield Public School Whitefield | 231 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Holly Creek Public School Broken Bow | 209 | 53.6% | 44.1% |
| Virginia Smith Elementary School Harrah | 339 | 52.8% | N/A |
| Russell Babb Elementary School Harrah | 314 | 54.1% | 34.3% |
| Wister Elementary School Wister | 325 | 51.4% | N/A |
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 Pretty Water Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Creek County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #315 of 555 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #310 of 651 | #8 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #367 of 523 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #588 of 941 | #11 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #236 of 708 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #421 of 708 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #719 of 876 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #382 of 548 | #11 of 13 |
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
265
+33 (+14%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 191
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 265 | 17.6 | 15.1:1 | 52% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 16.6 | 15.5:1 | 60% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 14.8 | 19.4:1 | 45% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 54% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 14.9 | 19.4:1 | 62% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 13 | 20.4:1 | 66% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 51% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 14 | 19.1:1 | 45% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 191 | 12 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pretty Water Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (289 to 265); teachers up 18% (14.9 to 17.6).
About Pretty Water Public School
Pretty Water Public School is a small elementary school in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, (ZIP code 74066). Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 265 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll around 366, and this school is 28% below that mark.
The school's district is PRETTY WATER.
More than half of the students at Pretty Water Public School are White (56%). The next largest groups are 21% multiracial, 12% Native American, and 10% Hispanic. In Creek County overall, about 75% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pretty Water Public School scores 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pretty Water Public School is 15.1:1, based on 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Pretty Water Public School counts 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Creek County report 63%.
Pretty Water Public School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
Pretty Water Public School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (34.9%) and its predicted rate (37.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools.
The county, Creek County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $62,338 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Pretty Water Public School, Creek County has 38 public schools.
Angus Valley Elementary School, about 3.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Pretty Water Public School, there are 7 other public schools. Pretty Water Public School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Pretty Water Public School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment rose by 14% across 4 years, from 232 in 2020-21 to 265 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Creek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,830
Census ACS
Median income
$62,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
11,952 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sapulpa
- Sapulpa High SchoolHigh · 1,015 students
- Lone Star Public SchoolElementary · 876 students
- Holmes Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Sapulpa Junior High SchoolHigh · 603 students
- Sapulpa Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
Nearby schools
- Angus Valley Elementary School3.2 mi · 419
- Allen-Bowden Public School4.3 mi · 294
- Limestone Elementary School4.5 mi · 259
- Jefferson Heights Elementary School4.7 mi · 297
- Liberty Elementary School4.8 mi · 227
- Clyde Boyd Middle School4.9 mi · 1,046
Frequently asked questions
About Pretty Water Public SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pretty Water Public School?
Pretty Water Public School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Pretty Water Public School serve?
Pretty Water Public School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pretty Water Public School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pretty Water Public School is approximately 15.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pretty Water Public School?
Pretty Water Public School reports a student body of 56% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is Pretty Water Public School in?
Pretty Water Public School is part of PRETTY WATER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.