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What's one thing WASHINGTON ES gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORMAN·NCES 402172029644
Washington Elementary School
600 48th Street Southeast, Norman, OK 73026 · (405) 366-5984 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
228 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
55.1%
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 55 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 487 | 46.8% | 49.5% |
| Broadmoore Elementary School Moore | 633 | 45.3% | 36.9% |
| Flower Mound Public School Lawton | 353 | 49.6% | 47.7% |
| Nicoma Park Elementary School Choctaw | 452 | 48.5% | N/A |
| Timber Creek Elementary School Moore | 549 | 42.3% | 50.6% |
| Leisure Park Elementary School Broken Arrow | 534 | 53.4% | 30.1% |
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 Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #65 of 555 | #12 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #61 of 651 | #8 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #71 of 523 | #11 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #214 of 941 | #23 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #132 of 708 | #17 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #258 of 708 | #31 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #760 of 876 | #36 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #293 of 548 | #22 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 2024-25Enrollment
487
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 487 | 34.6 | 14.1:1 | 47% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 35.7 | 13.6:1 | 52% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 34.6 | 14.5:1 | 46% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 44% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 34% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 40% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 31% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 21% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (557 to 487); teachers down 1% (35 to 34.6).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Norman, Oklahoma. It reported 487 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have about 366 students on average; enrollment here is 33% higher.
The 25 schools of NORMAN, including Washington Elementary School, enroll 16,048 students.
The biggest share of students at Washington Elementary School, 50%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 6% Black, and 6% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Cleveland County's population at about 70%. The diversity index for Washington Elementary School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is 14.1:1, based on 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. Lunch program data show 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Washington Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Washington Elementary School is 9.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
The county, Cleveland County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,068 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Cleveland County has 72 public schools with about 45,218 students, including Washington Elementary School.
Ronald Reagan Elementary School is about 2.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Washington Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Washington Elementary School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Washington Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Washington Elementary School had 494 students in 2020-21 and 487 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The allk12 page for Washington Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cleveland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in NORMAN
- Norman North High SchoolHigh · 2,400 students
- Norman High SchoolHigh · 2,100 students
- Whittier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,108 students
- Dimensions AcademyElementary · 738 students
- Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Alcott Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
Other schools in Norman
- Norman North High SchoolHigh · 2,400 students
- Norman High SchoolHigh · 2,100 students
- Whittier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,108 students
- Dimensions AcademyElementary · 738 students
- Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Alcott Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 24th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolWashington, OK · 587 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolAda, OK · 392 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolClinton, OK · 313 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolAlva, OK · 240 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolMiami, OK · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Ronald Reagan Elementary School2.2 mi · 520
- Irving Middle School2.2 mi · 727
- Kennedy Elementary School2.7 mi · 478
- Le Monde Elementary School3.1 mi · 459
- Eisenhower Elementary School3.3 mi · 579
- Lincoln Elementary School3.7 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
Is Washington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary School have?
Washington Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary School public or private?
Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORMAN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.