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SKELLY ES
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SKELLY ES
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, SKELLY ES is a heavily attended elementary-level community, overseen by TULSA. It teaches 775 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 112% above typical.
Within TULSA, which oversees 69 schools and 33,617 students, SKELLY ES is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, SKELLY ES shows that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 15% Black, 11% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, SKELLY ES shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tulsa County (around 62%), the school's rate is north of typical.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Tulsa County put median household earnings sit near $69,009, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. SKELLY ES is one of 180 public schools in Tulsa County (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students).
COLLEGE BOUND-EASTSIDE CAMPUS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SKELLY ES.
SKELLY ES operates from a downtown location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 900 students in 2018 compared to 775 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 50% to 59%.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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