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Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School

500 North Norman Avenue, Moore, OK 73160 · (405) 735-4480 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
443 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K529%
Kindergarten8114%
Grade 17013%
Grade 28215%
Grade 36812%
Grade 47614%
Grade 55810%
Grade 67313%

This year's kindergarten class (81) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (73).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
25646%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
13624%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
438%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
9116%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
285%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
28451%
Female
27649%

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Where Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Cleveland County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
560#123 of 941#12 of 50
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#194 of 708#23 of 50
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.7%#204 of 708#23 of 50
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
79.1%#295 of 876#3 of 50
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.0%#438 of 548#30 of 39
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 2024-25
Enrollment
560
+52 (+10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255603814.7:179% (443)
2023-2452333.215.7:184% (441)
2022-2354033.316.2:176% (408)
2020-215083713.7:172% (367)
2017-1859633.917.6:172% (429)
2015-165583217.4:177% (431)
2010-116864415.6:178% (536)
2000-016915313.0:147% (328)
1990-915993716.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (596 to 560); teachers up 12% (33.9 to 38).

About Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School

At 500 North Norman Avenue in Moore, Oklahoma, Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school. It has an enrollment of 560 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll around 366, and this school is 53% above that mark.

MOORE is made up of 34 schools with 23,567 students in all.

About 46% of students at Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 8% Black, and 5% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.

The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 443 students, or 79%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cleveland County average 52%.

American Community Survey estimates for Cleveland County show that the median household earns about $77,068 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Cleveland County has 72 public schools with about 45,218 students, including Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School.

Measured in a straight line, Santa Fe Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

The NCES locale for Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 560, from 508 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 13.7:1 to 14.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Cleveland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School
District
MOORE
Address
500 North Norman Avenue, Moore, OK 73160
Phone
(405) 735-4480
County
Cleveland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
560
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
443 (79%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
402025001002
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School?
Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School enrolls approximately 560 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School serve?
Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School?
Student demographics at Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School in?
Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School is part of MOORE.
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