Del City Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Del City, Oklahoma

Del City Elementary School in Del City, Oklahoma enrolled 500 students in 2024-25 with 29.6 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Oklahoma elementary-school median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oklahoma: 27.2% and 25.1%).

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

523 students in 2022-23, 516 students in 2023-24, 500 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 29.6.

Students enrolled at Del City Elementary School by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-235232023-245162024-25500
Students enrolled at Del City Elementary School by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-235232023-245162024-25500
Students enrolled at Del City Elementary School by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-235232023-245162024-25500
Students enrolled at Del City Elementary School by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-235232023-245162024-25500
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352330.017.4
2023-2451627.818.5
2024-2550029.616.9

16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Oklahoma elementary schools

Among the 915 Oklahoma elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.5; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 16.9; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 16.9; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 16.9; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 16.9; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 15.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 457 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Del City Elementary School enrolled 457 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 457 of the 457 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions30
  • Chronically absent31.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

29.6% of students were White, 25.4% Black, 21.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White29.6%
  2. Black25.4%
  3. Hispanic21.6%
  4. Two or more races19.2%
  5. American Indian4.0%
  6. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Del City Elementary School scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOklahoma
Reading and language arts, 2021-2217%19%27.2%
Math, 2022-239%13% (2021-22)25.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Del City

3 public elementary schools in Del City report 2024-25 enrollment; Del City Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Epperly Heights Elementary School65119.7not reported
Del City Elementary School50016.9not reported
Townsend Elementary School43315.5not reported

All public schools in Del City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Del City Elementary School

  1. Epperly Heights Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 651 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Townsend Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 433 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Del City Elementary School with Epperly Heights Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Midwest City-Del City spends per student$10,270 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,270
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaDel City Elementary School is the number 196 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#196 of 917
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.16.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Del City Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Del City Elementary School?
    500 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Del City, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Del City Elementary School?
    16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for elementary schools is 15.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Del City Elementary School a Title I school?
    Del City Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Del City Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Del City Elementary School scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Oklahoma's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Del City Elementary School in?
    Midwest City-Del City, NCES district ID 4019950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 401995000956 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22