Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE·NCES 402757001462
Sequoyah Elementary School
1401 East Independence Street, Shawnee, OK 74801 · (405) 273-1878 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
250 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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 SHAWNEE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
33.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 34 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoyah Elementary School this school | 293 | 85.3% | 34.2% |
| Allen-Bowden Public School Tulsa | 294 | 85.4% | N/A |
| Ward Es West Colbert | 336 | 84.2% | N/A |
| Shawnee Ec Center Shawnee | 350 | 87.4% | N/A |
| Mounds Elementary School Mounds | 347 | 83.9% | 18.3% |
| Jefferson Heights Elementary School Sapulpa | 297 | 80.5% | 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 Sequoyah Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pottawatomie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #327 of 555 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #351 of 651 | #5 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #252 of 523 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #543 of 941 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #82 of 708 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #280 of 708 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #189 of 876 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #216 of 548 | #7 of 14 |
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
293
+45 (+18%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 293 | 21.7 | 13.5:1 | 85% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 23.9 | 12.7:1 | 84% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 21.3 | 15.6:1 | 75% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 77% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 100% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 100% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 70% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 65% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoyah Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (351 to 293); teachers up 4% (21 to 21.7).
About Sequoyah Elementary School
This page covers Sequoyah Elementary School, a small elementary school in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 293 students in kindergarten through 5.
SHAWNEE runs Sequoyah Elementary School along with 6 other schools, enrolling 3,329 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Sequoyah Elementary School is White (46%). Enrollment also includes 31% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 5% Black. The school's White share is 25 points below the 71% share among Pottawatomie County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Sequoyah Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Its teaching staff equals 21.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 85%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Pottawatomie County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Sequoyah Elementary School is 7.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.2% actual, 26.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oklahoma.
Pottawatomie County has these Census figures: median household income is about $61,398, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Sequoyah Elementary School is among the 41 public schools in Pottawatomie County.
The closest public school to Sequoyah Elementary School is Horace Mann Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 29.9%, lower than Sequoyah Elementary School's 34.2%.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 293 was 18% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 248. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 10.3:1 to 13.5:1.
The Sequoyah Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,463
Census ACS
Median income
$61,398
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
12,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHAWNEE
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 1,045 students
- Shawnee Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Shawnee Ec CenterElementary · 350 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
Other schools in Shawnee
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 1,045 students
- Shawnee Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Bethel Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Grove Public SchoolElementary · 539 students
- North Rock Creek High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- North Rock Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other Sequoyah Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sequoyah Elementary. Sequoyah Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolClaremore, OK · 637 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 392 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolTahlequah, OK · 182 students
- SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRUSSELLVILLE, AR · 542 students
- Sequoyah ElementaryKnoxville, TN · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Mann Elementary School1.0 mi · 233
- Grove Public School1.2 mi · 539
- Will Rogers Elementary School1.4 mi · 367
- Pleasant Grove Public School1.5 mi · 198
- Jefferson Elementary School1.6 mi · 348
- Shawnee Ec Center1.9 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoyah Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sequoyah Elementary School?
Sequoyah Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sequoyah Elementary School serve?
Sequoyah Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sequoyah Elementary School have?
Sequoyah Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sequoyah Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sequoyah Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 31% Two or more.
Who oversees Sequoyah Elementary School?
Sequoyah Elementary School is overseen by SHAWNEE in Pottawatomie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.