WAYSIDE ES

WAYSIDE ES, a sprawling elementary school in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, one of the schools within BARTLESVILLE, works with 696 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 90% above the state mean of about 366.

BARTLESVILLE comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 6,181 students; WAYSIDE ES is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WAYSIDE ES records that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 21% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WAYSIDE ES has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washington County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WAYSIDE ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 49.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household income runs about $60,162, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,692 students), of which WAYSIDE ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: OKLAHOMA CONNECTIONS ACAD ES, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WAYSIDE ES. On composite proficiency, WAYSIDE ES comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 33.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WAYSIDE ES has rose 17%, going from 594 students in 2018 to 696 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 64% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for WAYSIDE ES typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.