Jefferson Elementary School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Ardmore, Oklahoma

Jefferson Elementary School in Ardmore, Oklahoma enrolled 396 students in 2024-25 with 14.9 full-time teachers, 26.5 students per teacher against the Oklahoma middle-school median of 15.4. 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, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oklahoma: 27.2% and 25.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 49% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

266 students in 2022-23, 360 students in 2023-24, 396 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.6 to 14.9.

Students enrolled at Jefferson Elementary School by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 39601002003004002022-232662023-243602024-25396
Students enrolled at Jefferson Elementary School by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 39601002003004002022-232662023-243602024-25396
Students enrolled at Jefferson Elementary School by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 39601002003004002022-232662023-243602024-25396
Students enrolled at Jefferson Elementary School by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 39601002003004002022-232662023-243602024-25396
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326616.616.0
2023-2436015.523.2
2024-2539614.926.5

26.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Oklahoma middle schools

Among the 354 Oklahoma middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; This school 26.5; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.5state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; This school 26.5; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.5state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; This school 26.5; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.5state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; This school 26.5; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.5state median 15.4U.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 245 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson Elementary School enrolled 245 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 245 of the 245 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions21
  • Chronically absent33.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

29.5% of students were Hispanic, 28.2% White, 22.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic29.5%
  2. White28.2%
  3. Two or more races22.4%
  4. Black10.4%
  5. American Indian8.7%
  6. Asian0.8%

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 Jefferson Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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, 2021-2220‑24%20%27.2%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%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.

Middle schools in Ardmore

4 public middle schools in Ardmore report 2024-25 enrollment; Jefferson Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jefferson Elementary School39626.5not reported
Plainview Middle School36614.8not reported
Ardmore Middle School31217.0not reported
Dickson Middle School28220.6not reported

All public schools in Ardmore →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jefferson Elementary School

  1. Ardmore Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 312 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Plainview Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 366 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson Elementary School with Ardmore Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ardmore spends per student$11,491 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,491
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaJefferson Elementary School is the number 134 by size of 355 Oklahoma middle schools open in 2024-25.#134 of 355
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher26.5 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.4 for middle schools.26.5:1
  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 Jefferson Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?
    396 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 266 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ardmore, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary School?
    26.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for middle schools is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jefferson Elementary School a Title I school?
    Jefferson 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 Jefferson Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jefferson Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 Jefferson Elementary School in?
    Ardmore, NCES district ID 4003180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 400318029631 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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