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Enrollment
666
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE·NCES 402025002794
South Lake Elementary School
12627 S Portland, Oklahoma City, OK 73170 · (405) 735-4660 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
100 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (104).
Student demographics
66%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
51.8%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
72.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 South Lake Elementary School
South Lake Elementary School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lake Elementary School this school | 666 | 15.0% | 62.4% |
| Rose Union Elementary School Edmond | 575 | 20.7% | 43.0% |
| Bixby North Elementary School Bixby | 644 | 22.2% | 65.5% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Norman | 600 | 24.0% | 50.8% |
| West Elementary Bixby | 757 | 16.4% | 35.5% |
| Prairie Vale Elementary School Edmond | 548 | 23.9% | 58.0% |
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 South Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #12 of 555 | #1 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #3 of 651 | #1 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #32 of 523 | #4 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #58 of 941 | #2 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #561 of 708 | #45 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #324 of 708 | #36 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #872 of 876 | #50 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #81 of 164 | #5 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
666
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 666 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 15% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 39.3 | 18.3:1 | 17% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 40.6 | 18.6:1 | 11% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 705 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 12% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 30.4 | 20.4:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 16% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (619 to 666); teachers up 25% (30.4 to 38).
About South Lake Elementary School
Among the schools in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is South Lake Elementary School, a large elementary school. It educates 666 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 82% above the 366 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Enrollment across the 34 schools in MOORE totals 23,567 students.
By race and ethnicity, South Lake Elementary School is 53% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 4% Native American. In Cleveland County overall, about 70% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at South Lake Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1 at South Lake Elementary School, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 15%. Across public schools in Cleveland County, the average is 52%.
allk12 grades South Lake Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
South Lake Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.4%, compared with a predicted 50.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Cleveland County, 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%. The public schools of Cleveland County number 72 and enroll about 45,218.
The closest public school to South Lake Elementary School is Earlywine Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 45.3% proficiency; South Lake Elementary School posts 62.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 705 in 2020-21 and 666 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
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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
Other South Lake Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named South Lake Elementary. South Lake Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- South Lake ElementaryGaithersburg, MD · 746 students
- SOUTH LAKE ELEMENTARYTITUSVILLE, FL · 469 students
- South Lake ElementaryLexington, SC · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Earlywine Elementary School1.2 mi · 456
- Wayland Bonds Elementary School1.4 mi · 597
- Fisher Elementary School1.6 mi · 362
- Southridge Junior High School2.2 mi · 562
- Red Oak Elementary School2.4 mi · 491
- Eastlake Elementary School2.6 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About South Lake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Lake Elementary School?
South Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 666 students in grades PK-06.
Is South Lake Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Lake Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at South Lake Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at South Lake Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at South Lake Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Lake Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees South Lake Elementary School?
South Lake Elementary School is overseen by MOORE in Cleveland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.