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Will Rogers Elementary School

8201 Northwest 122nd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73142 · (405) 722-9797 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
260 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 68%
Community
0
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-K5214%
Kindergarten5214%
Grade 15716%
Grade 24011%
Grade 36117%
Grade 44011%
Grade 56017%

This year's kindergarten class (52) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
10228%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
4512%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
13738%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
6017%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
72%
DISTRICT 1% · 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
18250%
Female
18050%

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
25.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
36.0%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Will Rogers Elementary School

Will Rogers Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Will Rogers Elementary School this school36271.8%30.5%
Cleveland Bailey Elementary School
Midwest City
33765.9%32.3%
Harvest Hills Elementary School
Oklahoma City
42673.7%35.9%
Ralph Downs Elementary School
Oklahoma City
39571.6%32.8%
Ridgeview Elementary School
Oklahoma City
37278.8%27.7%
Emerson Elementary School
Tulsa
37676.9%N/A
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 Will Rogers Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Oklahoma County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.5%#407 of 555#48 of 64
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#304 of 651#39 of 77
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#425 of 523#53 of 63
Enrollment
ranked largest first
362#418 of 941#94 of 123
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#34 of 708#2 of 116
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
73.3%#114 of 708#30 of 116
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
71.8%#440 of 876#65 of 121
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.0%#146 of 548#25 of 78
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
362
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536228.812.6:172% (260)
2023-2438425.315.2:178% (298)
2022-2336526.513.8:174% (271)
2020-213342811.9:168% (226)
2017-1845829.615.5:163% (289)
2015-164443014.8:166% (295)
2010-115082917.5:158% (295)
2000-014592717.0:114% (65)
1990-916713419.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Will Rogers Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (458 to 362); teachers down 3% (29.6 to 28.8).

About Will Rogers Elementary School

Will Rogers Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The student body numbers 362 students, from pre-K through 5.

PUTNAM CITY serves 18,836 students across 26 schools.

Will Rogers Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 38%. Other students are 28% White, 17% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Oklahoma County residents are about 14% Black. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The count of teachers at Will Rogers Elementary School is 28.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.6:1. That is lower than the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. The school counts 260 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 72%.

Measured against Oklahoma public elementary schools, Will Rogers Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Will Rogers Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.5% is within a point of the 31.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Within Oklahoma County, the median household income is $66,679, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. In all, Oklahoma County has 225 public schools and roughly 161,569 students.

Ralph Downs Elementary School is located about 1.3 miles from Will Rogers Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Will Rogers Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.

In the federal locale system, Will Rogers Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school enrolled 362 students in 2024-25, 28 more than the 334 it had in 2020-21.

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Oklahoma County at a glance

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Population
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students

Quick facts

School name
Will Rogers Elementary School
District
PUTNAM CITY
Address
8201 Northwest 122nd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73142
Phone
(405) 722-9797
County
Oklahoma County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
362
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
260 (72%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
402529001951
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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10 other US public schools in 3 states are named Will Rogers Elementary. Will Rogers Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 11.

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Frequently asked questions

About Will Rogers Elementary School
How many students attend Will Rogers Elementary School?
Will Rogers Elementary School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
Is Will Rogers Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Will Rogers Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Will Rogers Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Will Rogers Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Will Rogers Elementary School?
At Will Rogers Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 12% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Will Rogers Elementary School public or private?
Will Rogers Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PUTNAM CITY.
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