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Enrollment
637
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEQUOYAH·NCES 402739001445
Sequoyah Elementary School
16441 South 4180 Road, Claremore, OK 74017 · (918) 341-6111 · Rogers County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
311 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 80 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 SEQUOYAH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
34.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Sequoyah Elementary School
Sequoyah Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoyah Elementary School this school | 637 | 48.8% | 39.6% |
| Berryhill Es South Tulsa | 571 | 46.6% | 32.7% |
| Kiefer Elementary School Kiefer | 559 | 47.8% | N/A |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Pryor | 517 | 52.6% | 42.0% |
| Southside Elementary School Coweta | 481 | 47.6% | N/A |
| Homer Elementary School Ada | 502 | 49.4% | 50.5% |
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 Sequoyah Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Rogers County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #198 of 555 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #339 of 651 | #7 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #107 of 523 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #70 of 941 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #528 of 708 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #281 of 708 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #743 of 876 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #471 of 548 | #9 of 11 |
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
637
+33 (+5%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 637 | 37.1 | 17.1:1 | 49% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 37.1 | 16.8:1 | 54% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 44% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 41% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 36.1 | 18.4:1 | 48% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 34 | 18.5:1 | 49% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 36 | 20.1:1 | 24% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 23 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoyah Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (666 to 637); teachers up 3% (36.1 to 37.1).
About Sequoyah Elementary School
Students in Claremore, Oklahoma, attend Sequoyah Elementary School, a large elementary school. Federal data show 637 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average enrollment is about 366.
Across its 3 schools, SEQUOYAH enrolls 1,287 students. Sequoyah Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up 44% of enrollment at Sequoyah Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 33% Native American, 14% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. In Rogers County overall, about 71% of residents are White. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Sequoyah Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Sequoyah Elementary School comes to 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1. Sequoyah Elementary School counts 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The model predicts 38.9% for a school in Oklahoma with Sequoyah Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sequoyah Elementary School posts 39.6%.
In the surrounding county, Rogers County, median household income comes to about $80,067, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 33 public schools and about 15,144 students.
Sequoyah High School sits about 0.2 miles from Sequoyah Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 39.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Sequoyah Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Rogers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,610
Census ACS
Median income
$80,067
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,144 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEQUOYAH
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 284 students
Other schools in Claremore
- Claremore High SchoolHigh · 1,349 students
- Will Rogers Junior High SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Catalayah Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Justus-Tiawah Public SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Verdigris Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other Sequoyah Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sequoyah Elementary. Sequoyah Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 392 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolShawnee, OK · 293 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolTahlequah, OK · 182 students
- SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRUSSELLVILLE, AR · 542 students
- Sequoyah ElementaryKnoxville, TN · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoyah High School0.2 mi · 366
- Sequoyah Middle School0.3 mi · 284
- Roosa Elementary School3.7 mi · 376
- Claremore High School3.8 mi · 1,349
- Will Rogers Junior High School4.0 mi · 792
- Justus-Tiawah Public School4.5 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoyah Elementary SchoolHow large is Sequoyah Elementary School?
Sequoyah Elementary School enrolls approximately 637 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sequoyah Elementary School serve?
Sequoyah Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sequoyah Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sequoyah Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sequoyah Elementary School?
Sequoyah Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Sequoyah Elementary School?
Sequoyah Elementary School is overseen by SEQUOYAH in Rogers County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.