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SALK ES
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SALK ES
SALK ES operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, overseen by TULSA. Current enrollment sits at 465 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 27% larger than typical.
SALK ES is one of 69 schools operated by TULSA, a district that hosts 33,617 students overall.
Demographically, SALK ES shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 17% White, 14% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Tulsa County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 91% of students at SALK ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tulsa County (around 62%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Tulsa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,009 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SALK ES is one of 180 public schools in Tulsa County (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students).
The closest other public school is MEMORIAL MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SALK ES.
SALK ES operates from a downtown location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 30%: 664 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 37% to 48%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.
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