WILSON ES

Located at 501 Northwest 21st Street, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, WILSON ES is a mid-tier elementary campus that caters to 405 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by OKLAHOMA CITY.

Across the 58 schools in OKLAHOMA CITY (32,864 students total), WILSON ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WILSON ES logs that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 14% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Oklahoma County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WILSON ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Oklahoma County shows median household earnings sit near $66,679, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), WILSON ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY HS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILSON ES has climbed 24%, going from 327 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 25% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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