SOUTHEAST ES

SOUTHEAST ES is an elementary-level community of roomy scale in Tulsa, Oklahoma, operated by JENKS, serveing 817 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 123% above the state mean of about 366.

Within JENKS, which oversees 8 schools and 12,527 students, SOUTHEAST ES is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, SOUTHEAST ES records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest looks like 13% multiracial, 6% Native American, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Tulsa County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SOUTHEAST ES has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting SOUTHEAST ES higher than the state norm the norm. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Tulsa County's rate of about 62%.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTHEAST ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Tulsa County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $69,009 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Tulsa County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students), of which SOUTHEAST ES is one.

JENKS MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHEAST ES ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 883 students in 2018 compared to 817 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the SOUTHEAST ES community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.