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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERDIGRIS·NCES 403111001723
Verdigris Elementary School
8207 E 540 Rd, Claremore, OK 74019 · (918) 266-6333 · Rogers County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
172 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 70 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 21% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Verdigris Elementary School→Verdigris Upper Elementary School→Verdigris Junior High School→Verdigris High School
Based on grade levels within VERDIGRIS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
61.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Verdigris Elementary School
Verdigris Elementary School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdigris Elementary School this school | 424 | 40.6% | 53.0% |
| Justus-Tiawah Public School Claremore | 460 | 36.1% | 46.0% |
| Spring Creek Elementary School Broken Arrow | 510 | 40.6% | 31.9% |
| Northwest Elementary School Coweta | 394 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Newcastle Early Childhood Center Newcastle | 472 | 35.8% | N/A |
| Berryhill Es South Tulsa | 571 | 46.6% | 32.7% |
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 Verdigris Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Rogers County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #36 of 555 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #27 of 651 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #68 of 523 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #296 of 941 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #130 of 708 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #265 of 708 | #9 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #804 of 876 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #443 of 548 | #8 of 11 |
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
424
-50 (-11%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 424 | 30.1 | 14.1:1 | 41% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29.6 | 15.2:1 | 46% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 34% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 28% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 26.3 | 17.1:1 | 35% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 35% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 26% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 17 | 21.0:1 | 8% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 15 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verdigris Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (450 to 424); teachers up 15% (26.3 to 30.1).
About Verdigris Elementary School
At 8207 E 540 Rd in Claremore, Oklahoma, Verdigris Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 424 students in pre-K through 3 for the 2024-25 school year.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in VERDIGRIS totals 1,352 students.
At Verdigris Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 48%. The remaining shares are 22% multiracial, 20% Native American, and 8% Hispanic. Rogers County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school's share is lower. Verdigris Elementary School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. The school's lunch program data list 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 56% average among public schools in Rogers County.
Compared with Oklahoma schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Verdigris Elementary School's results are 11.3 points above predicted: 53.0% against 41.7%.
Among Rogers County residents, the median household income is $80,067, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Verdigris Elementary School, Rogers County has 32 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Verdigris Upper Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Verdigris Elementary School places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Verdigris Elementary School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
Enrollment has fallen by 50 students since 2020-21, to 424. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.8:1 to 14.1:1.
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Rogers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,610
Census ACS
Median income
$80,067
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,144 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VERDIGRIS
- Verdigris High SchoolHigh · 399 students
- Verdigris Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 314 students
- Verdigris Junior High SchoolMiddle · 215 students
Other schools in Claremore
- Claremore High SchoolHigh · 1,349 students
- Will Rogers Junior High SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolElementary · 637 students
- Catalayah Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Justus-Tiawah Public SchoolElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Verdigris Upper Elementary School0.0 mi · 314
- Verdigris Junior High School0.7 mi · 215
- Verdigris High School0.7 mi · 399
- Catalayah Elementary School3.7 mi · 516
- Helen Paul Learning Center4.9 mi · 873
- Stone Canyon Elementary School5.0 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Verdigris Elementary SchoolHow large is Verdigris Elementary School?
Verdigris Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Verdigris Elementary School serve?
Verdigris Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Verdigris Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Verdigris Elementary School.
How diverse is Verdigris Elementary School?
Verdigris Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Who oversees Verdigris Elementary School?
Verdigris Elementary School is overseen by VERDIGRIS in Rogers County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.