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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPERRY·NCES 402817002316
Sperry Elementary School
400 West Main Street, Sperry, OK 74073 · (918) 288-7213 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
17.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
264 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 50 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SPERRY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
39.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Sperry Elementary School
Sperry Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry Elementary School this school | 468 | 56.4% | 38.5% |
| Marrs Elementary School Skiatook | 462 | 54.5% | N/A |
| Angus Valley Elementary School Sand Springs | 419 | 55.8% | 31.7% |
| Roosa Elementary School Claremore | 376 | 55.9% | 41.0% |
| Plainview Primary Elementary School Ardmore | 406 | 53.2% | N/A |
| Central Elementary School Coweta | 398 | 56.5% | 28.5% |
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 Sperry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #223 of 555 | #18 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #228 of 651 | #24 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #181 of 523 | #16 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #234 of 941 | #46 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #557 of 708 | #82 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #255 of 708 | #55 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #654 of 876 | #75 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #182 of 548 | #32 of 81 |
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
468
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 468 | 26.8 | 17.4:1 | 56% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 27.8 | 18.3:1 | 71% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 28.7 | 18.1:1 | 58% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 49% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 33.5 | 17.3:1 | 66% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 62% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 71% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 39% (246) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sperry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (578 to 468); teachers down 20% (33.5 to 26.8).
About Sperry Elementary School
Among the schools in Sperry, Oklahoma, is Sperry Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 468 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 28% above the 366 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
SPERRY has 1,008 students in 3 schools, and Sperry Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are the largest group at Sperry Elementary School, with 48% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 20% multiracial, 19% Native American, and 11% Hispanic. The school's White share is 13 points below the 61% share among Tulsa County residents. By the diversity index, Sperry Elementary School comes in at 68%.
With 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sperry Elementary School was 17.4:1. The 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 56%.
The allk12 Grade for Sperry Elementary School is B. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sperry Elementary School is 36.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.5%.
Within Tulsa County, median household income is about $69,009, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 180 public schools in Tulsa County, with a combined enrollment of about 113,616.
Sperry High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Sperry Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Sperry Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Sperry Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 495 to 468. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.4:1, from 16.0:1.
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Tulsa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
680,794
Census ACS
Median income
$69,009
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
113,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPERRY
- Sperry High SchoolHigh · 320 students
- Sperry Middle SchoolMiddle · 220 students
Other schools in Sperry
- Sperry High SchoolHigh · 320 students
- Sperry Middle SchoolMiddle · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Sperry High School0.0 mi · 320
- Sperry Middle School0.0 mi · 220
- Tulsa Legacy Elementary School3.6 mi · 498
- Marrs Elementary School4.2 mi · 462
- Skiatook Elementary School4.5 mi · 341
- John Hope Franklin Elementary School4.6 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Sperry Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sperry Elementary School?
Sperry Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sperry Elementary School serve?
Sperry Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sperry Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Sperry Elementary School.
How diverse is Sperry Elementary School?
Sperry Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Sperry Elementary School public or private?
Sperry Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPERRY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.