SOUTH LAKE ES

SOUTH LAKE ES is an elementary school of high-enrollment scale in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, operated by MOORE, works with 666 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 82% above the state mean of about 366.

MOORE comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 23,567 students; SOUTH LAKE ES is among them.

On the student-mix side, SOUTH LAKE ES shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 16% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Native American. By comparison, Cleveland County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SOUTH LAKE ES has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 15% of students at SOUTH LAKE ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Cleveland County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOUTH LAKE ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 62.4%, a residual of +11.9 points.

Around the school, Cleveland County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,068, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cleveland County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,218 students), of which SOUTH LAKE ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: EARLYWINE ES, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTH LAKE ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH LAKE ES at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 45.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. SOUTH LAKE ES's enrollment has edged up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 619 (now 666). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.