Southern Hills Elementary School

In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, part of Oklahoma County, Southern Hills Elementary School is an elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 472 students. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll around 366, and this school is 29% bigger than that mark.

OKLAHOMA CITY runs Southern Hills Elementary School along with 57 other schools, enrolling 32,864 students in total.

Of every 100 students at Southern Hills Elementary School, about 64 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black, 10% White, and 9% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 20%. The diversity index for Southern Hills Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Staffing at Southern Hills Elementary School comes to 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.2:1. The school's 18.2:1 compares with an average of 15.6:1 for elementary schools in Oklahoma. On the income side, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 67% average for public schools in Oklahoma County is 28 points lower.

In Oklahoma County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,679 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Oklahoma County number 225, with about 161,569 students.

Southern Hills Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Jefferson Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Southern Hills Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 472, starting from 470. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.2:1 in 2020-21 to 18.2:1 in 2024-25.

This page is set up for the Southern Hills Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.