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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STILLWATER·NCES 402868029738
Will Rogers Elementary School
1211 North Washington, Stillwater, OK 74075 · (405) 533-6380 · Payne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
403 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 55 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Will Rogers Elementary School→Stillwater Middle School→Stillwater Junior High School→Stillwater High School
Based on grade levels within STILLWATER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
36.6%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 (35.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Rogers Elementary School this school | 511 | 78.9% | 35.8% |
| Madison Elementary School Norman | 412 | 76.7% | 19.7% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Catoosa | 857 | 81.1% | N/A |
| Nichols Hills Elementary School Nichols Hills | 499 | 78.2% | 20.6% |
| Mills Elementary School Owasso | 467 | 68.5% | 34.0% |
| Ator Elementary School Owasso | 374 | 72.2% | 37.8% |
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| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Payne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #288 of 555 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #289 of 651 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #379 of 523 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #180 of 941 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #37 of 708 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #103 of 708 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #303 of 876 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #189 of 548 | #4 of 9 |
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
511
+68 (+15%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 511 | 40.5 | 12.6:1 | 79% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 36.8 | 12.9:1 | 85% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 36.6 | 13.8:1 | 82% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 76% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 37.5 | 16.8:1 | 79% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 81% (438) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 73% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 54% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Will Rogers Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (628 to 511); teachers up 8% (37.5 to 40.5).
About Will Rogers Elementary School
Stillwater, Oklahoma, is home to Will Rogers Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 511 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students each.
STILLWATER is the local district for Will Rogers Elementary School. It runs 9 schools with 6,049 students.
Will Rogers Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 42%. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 10% Black, and 7% Asian. In Payne County overall, about 75% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.6:1 comes from the school's 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. The lunch program counts 79% of students at Will Rogers Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 52% for public schools in Payne County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 28.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Payne County show that the median household income is $49,809, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Will Rogers Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Stillwater High School is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Will Rogers Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 35.8% versus a 50.3% average.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Will Rogers Elementary School grew 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 443 to 511 students.
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Payne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,972
Census ACS
Median income
$49,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,609 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STILLWATER
- Stillwater High SchoolHigh · 1,341 students
- Stillwater Middle SchoolMiddle · 932 students
- Stillwater Junior High SchoolHigh · 910 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Sangre Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
Other schools in Stillwater
- Stillwater High SchoolHigh · 1,341 students
- Stillwater Middle SchoolMiddle · 932 students
- Stillwater Junior High SchoolHigh · 910 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Sangre Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
Other Will Rogers Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 3 states are named Will Rogers Elementary. Will Rogers Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 11.
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolEdmond, OK · 687 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolMcAlester, OK · 535 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolShawnee, OK · 367 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 362 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolBurns Flat, OK · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Stillwater High School0.3 mi · 1,341
- Westwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 626
- Skyline Elementary School1.5 mi · 365
- Stillwater Junior High School1.7 mi · 910
- Highland Park Elementary School2.6 mi · 505
- Richmond Elementary School2.7 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Will Rogers Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Will Rogers Elementary School?
Will Rogers Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Will Rogers Elementary School serve?
Will Rogers Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 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 student diversity at Will Rogers Elementary School?
Student demographics at Will Rogers Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Will Rogers Elementary School?
Will Rogers Elementary School is overseen by STILLWATER in Payne County.
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