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Alumni: what's one memory from SOONER ES that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE·NCES 402025029847
Sooner Elementary School
5420 Southeast 89th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73135 · (405) 735-4470 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
257 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
45.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Sooner Elementary School
Sooner Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sooner Elementary School this school | 463 | 55.5% | 38.9% |
| Bryant Elementary School Oklahoma City | 620 | 56.3% | 27.6% |
| Le Monde Elementary School Norman | 459 | 58.2% | 40.5% |
| Briarwood Elementary School Oklahoma City | 502 | 50.6% | 52.7% |
| Carnegie Elementary School Tulsa | 389 | 56.8% | 45.3% |
| Grissom Elementary School Tulsa | 342 | 60.2% | 30.3% |
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 Sooner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #213 of 555 | #20 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #167 of 651 | #18 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #300 of 523 | #25 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #240 of 941 | #26 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #293 of 708 | #30 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #107 of 708 | #9 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #672 of 876 | #28 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #164 of 164 | #8 of 8 |
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
463
+34 (+8%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 56% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 29.3 | 15.4:1 | 59% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 27.1 | 16.6:1 | 53% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 47% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 22.3 | 20.7:1 | 44% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 44% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 44% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 22% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sooner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (462 to 463); teachers up 35% (22.3 to 30).
About Sooner Elementary School
Sooner Elementary School sits in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is classified as an elementary school. The school reports 463 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 27% above the 366 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
MOORE is made up of 34 schools with 23,567 students in all.
White students form the largest group at Sooner Elementary School, 40% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 13% Black, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Cleveland County residents are about 70% White. By the diversity index, Sooner Elementary School comes in at 74%.
Federal data list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sooner Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.4:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 15.6:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 56% of students at Sooner Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Sooner Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Oklahoma public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Sooner Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.9% is 2.3 points above the 36.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Cleveland County has about 300,047 residents, and median household income is about $77,068, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 72 public schools in Cleveland County, with a combined enrollment of about 45,218.
The closest public school, Bryant Elementary School, is about 1.7 miles from Sooner Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Sooner Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Sooner Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 429 in 2020-21 and 463 in 2024-25, a gain of 34 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.4:1) than in 2020-21 (16.5:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cleveland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,047
Census ACS
Median income
$77,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
45,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOORE
- Moore High SchoolHigh · 2,688 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Southmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Highland East Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Brink Junior High SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Other schools in Oklahoma City
- Epic Charter Virtual High SchoolHigh · 14,517 students
- Epic Charter Virtual Elementary SchoolElementary · 14,019 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Putnam City West High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Putnam City High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Northwest Classen High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
Nearby schools
- Bryant Elementary School1.7 mi · 620
- Parkview Elementary School2.3 mi · 609
- Winding Creek Elementary School3.0 mi · 510
- Tinker Elementary School3.1 mi · 379
- Bodine Elementary School3.1 mi · 509
- Townsend Elementary School3.5 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Sooner Elementary SchoolHow large is Sooner Elementary School?
Sooner Elementary School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades PK-06.
Is Sooner Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sooner Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Sooner Elementary School have?
Sooner Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sooner Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sooner Elementary School are roughly 40% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Sooner Elementary School public or private?
Sooner Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOORE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.