Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Oologah, Oklahoma

Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School in Oologah, Oklahoma enrolled 333 students in 2024-25 with 17.9 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the Oklahoma elementary-school median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 31% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 30%

484 students in 2022-23, 466 students in 2023-24, 333 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.7 to 17.9.

Students enrolled at Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 484, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 33302004006002022-234842023-244662024-25333
Students enrolled at Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 484, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 33302004006002022-234842023-244662024-25333
Students enrolled at Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 484, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 33302004006002022-234842023-244662024-25333
Students enrolled at Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 484, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 33302004006002022-234842023-244662024-25333
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348425.718.8
2023-2446623.919.5
2024-2533317.918.6

18.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 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 18.6; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 18.6; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 18.6; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 18.6; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state 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 Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School enrolled 363 students and reported no counselor; it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent20.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.8% of students were White, 21.0% of two or more races, 14.7% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White53.8%
  2. Two or more races21.0%
  3. American Indian14.7%
  4. Asian5.7%
  5. Hispanic4.5%
  6. Black0.3%

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.

Elementary schools in Oologah

2 public elementary schools in Oologah report 2024-25 enrollment; Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Oologah-Talala Upper Elementary School50116.8not reported
Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School33318.6not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School

  1. Oologah-Talala Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 501 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Sequoyah Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 637 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School with Oologah-Talala Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Oologah-Talala spends per student$13,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,884
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaOologah-Talala Lower Elementary School is the number 465 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#465 of 917
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.18.6:1
  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 Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School?
    333 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 484 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Oologah, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School?
    18.6 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 Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School a Title I school?
    Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School in?
    Oologah-Talala, NCES district ID 4023040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 402304001227 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
  • 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