Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMOND·NCES 401059029859
Scissortail Elementary School
2301 NW 145, OKC, OK 73134 · (405) 340-2252 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
218 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Scissortail Elementary School
Scissortail Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scissortail Elementary School this school | 353 | 61.8% | 39.8% |
| Dennis Elementary School Oklahoma City | 487 | 60.0% | 39.4% |
| Charles Haskell Elementary School Edmond | 576 | 55.0% | 41.9% |
| Ralph Downs Elementary School Oklahoma City | 395 | 71.6% | 32.8% |
| Peters Elementary School Broken Arrow | 430 | 57.9% | 39.2% |
| Angie Debo Elementary School Edmond | 609 | 49.6% | 38.7% |
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 Scissortail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #195 of 555 | #30 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #312 of 651 | #41 of 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #273 of 523 | #34 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #432 of 941 | #96 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #89 of 708 | #6 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #22 of 708 | #3 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #598 of 876 | #80 of 121 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 353 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 62% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 25.6 | 13.6:1 | 70% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 22.3 | 14.8:1 | 56% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scissortail Elementary School.
About Scissortail Elementary School
Scissortail Elementary School, located in OKC, Oklahoma, is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 353 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
The 28 schools in EDMOND enroll 25,746 students altogether, Scissortail Elementary School among them.
Scissortail Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 31%. It is also 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Oklahoma County's residents are about 14% Black, 16 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Scissortail Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 77%.
Teacher staffing is 26 full-time equivalents, or about 13.6 students per teacher. The 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 62%.
Scissortail Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.8% is 5.3 points above the 34.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Oklahoma County census figures show that median household income is about $66,679, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Scissortail Elementary School is among the 225 public schools in Oklahoma County.
The closest public school to Scissortail Elementary School is Summit Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 37.9% proficiency; Scissortail Elementary School posts 39.8%.
Scissortail Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Scissortail Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 EDMOND
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 2,774 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
- Heartland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,005 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Middle School0.9 mi · 879
- Charles Haskell Elementary School0.9 mi · 576
- Angie Debo Elementary School1.1 mi · 609
- John Marshall Middle School2.1 mi · 698
- West Field Elementary School2.2 mi · 765
- Quail Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Scissortail Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Scissortail Elementary School?
Scissortail Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Scissortail Elementary School serve?
Scissortail Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Scissortail Elementary School have?
Scissortail Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scissortail Elementary School?
At Scissortail Elementary School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 31% Black, 8% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Scissortail Elementary School public or private?
Scissortail Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDMOND.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.