Northwoods Fine Arts Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Sand Springs, Oklahoma

Northwoods Fine Arts Academy in Sand Springs, Oklahoma enrolled 505 students in 2024-25 with 32.1 full-time teachers, 15.7 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, 27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

496 students in 2022-23, 521 students in 2023-24, 505 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.1 to 32.1.

Students enrolled at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 496, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 50502004006002022-234962023-245212024-25505
Students enrolled at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 496, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 50502004006002022-234962023-245212024-25505
Students enrolled at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 496, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 50502004006002022-234962023-245212024-25505
Students enrolled at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 496, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 50502004006002022-234962023-245212024-25505
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349632.115.4
2023-2452132.516.0
2024-2550532.115.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 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 15.7; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 15.7; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 15.7; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 15.7; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwoods Fine Arts Academy enrolled 483 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent13.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.9% of students were White, 25.5% of two or more races, 12.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White45.9%
  2. Two or more races25.5%
  3. Hispanic12.1%
  4. American Indian9.5%
  5. Black6.3%
  6. Asian0.6%

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 Northwoods Fine Arts Academy scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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, 2021-2227%27%27.2%
Math, 2022-2325%24% (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 Sand Springs

7 public elementary schools in Sand Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwoods Fine Arts Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northwoods Fine Arts Academy50515.7not reported
Angus Valley Elementary School41916.7not reported
Garfield Elementary School40914.5not reported
Pratt Elementary School38815.5not reported
Anderson Public School28017.7not reported
Keystone Public School27611.5not reported
Limestone Elementary School25914.3not reported

All public schools in Sand Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northwoods Fine Arts Academy

  1. Garfield Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 409 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Pratt Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.0 miles away: 388 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  3. Compare Northwoods Fine Arts Academy with Garfield Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sand Springs spends per student$10,242 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,242
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaNorthwoods Fine Arts Academy is the number 187 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#187 of 917
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  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 Northwoods Fine Arts Academy

  1. How many students attend Northwoods Fine Arts Academy?
    505 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 496 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sand Springs, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy?
    15.7 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 Northwoods Fine Arts Academy a Title I school?
    Northwoods Fine Arts Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 Northwoods Fine Arts Academy in?
    Sand Springs, NCES district ID 4026880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 402688001404 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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