Other / mixed grade configuration · Oklahoma City, OK

Will Rogers Es

Federal NCES profile for Will Rogers Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 402529001951
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
44
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
28
📋 Attendance
43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Will Rogers Es earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of Oklahoma schools.

#17 of 77
schools in Oklahoma City · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
13.9:1
small classes for Oklahoma
362
students enrolled

Will Rogers Es has class sizes smaller than 72% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Will Rogers Es ranks #17 of 77 schools in Oklahoma City, OK.

School address

Enrollment

362

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.9:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

-14% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Will Rogers Es compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Will Rogers Es

Will Rogers Es is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, enrolling 362 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Oklahoma schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 362 students, its enrollment sits close to the Oklahoma median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.

Its student body is led by African American (38%) and White (28%) (diversity index 73/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 362 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 19.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Oklahoma City's public schools, it stands alongside Epic Charter School Elementary (14,019 students): Will Rogers Es is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (13.9:1 vs 19.2:1).

Putnam City also operates Putnam City West Hs (2,032 students) and Putnam City Hs (1,995 students) alongside Will Rogers Es.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Will Rogers Es compares

Will Rogers Es on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oklahoma Oklahoma avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.9:1 ▼ 14% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 362 top 40% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.9:1
Leaner classes than 58% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
362
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.9:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 28% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
22.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,740
per pupil, district-wide - below Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 362 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 40 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 37.8%
White 28.2%
Two or More 16.6%
Hispanic or Latino 12.4%
Asian 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%

Largest group: African American at 37.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 73.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 73.4, Will Rogers Es is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Putnam City, which includes Will Rogers Es.

$10,740
Per student
-15%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.8%
State 41.3%
Federal 19.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Will Rogers Es Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Putnam City West Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Putnam City Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Putnam City North Hs Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
James L. Capps Ms Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Hefner Ms Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Will Rogers Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Putnam City · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Oklahoma City

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oklahoma, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Will Rogers Es's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Will Rogers Es

How many students attend Will Rogers Es?

Will Rogers Es has 362 students enrolled. It is a public school in Oklahoma City, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Will Rogers Es?

The student-teacher ratio at Will Rogers Es is 13.9:1, which is 14% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 11% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Will Rogers Es?

The largest demographic group at Will Rogers Es is African American at 37.8% of enrollment, in Oklahoma City, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 73.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Will Rogers Es?

Will Rogers Es has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Will Rogers Es rank among schools in Oklahoma City?

By Resource Investment Index, Will Rogers Es ranks #17 of 77 schools in Oklahoma City, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Oklahoma City on the city page.

Is Will Rogers Es a good school?

Will Rogers Es earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of Oklahoma schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Putnam City?

Besides Will Rogers Es, Putnam City also operates Putnam City West Hs (2,032 students), Putnam City Hs (1,995 students), and Putnam City North Hs (1,567 students). See the Putnam City district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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