Other / mixed grade configuration · Broken Arrow, OK

Wolf Creek Es

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 400549029849
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
30
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
85
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wolf Creek Es earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 73% of Oklahoma schools.

#4 of 24
schools in Broken Arrow · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
17.6:1
large classes for Oklahoma
511
students enrolled

Wolf Creek Es has class sizes larger than 73% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Wolf Creek Es ranks #4 of 24 schools in Broken Arrow, OK.

School address

Enrollment

511

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.6:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

+9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Wolf Creek Es compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Slightly above 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 Wolf Creek Es

Wolf Creek Es is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, enrolling 511 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 17.6:1 puts it in the larger third of Oklahoma schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 511 puts it in the larger third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.

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

Its student body is led by White (50%) and Two or More (18%) (diversity index 69/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 511 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 5.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Broken Arrow spends $8,755 per pupil, 30% below the Oklahoma average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 15.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Broken Arrow's public schools, it stands alongside Country Lane Primary Es (718 students): Wolf Creek Es is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (17.6:1 vs 19.4:1).

Broken Arrow also operates Broken Arrow Hs (4,802 students) and Broken Arrow Freshman Academy (1,276 students) alongside Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Es compares

Wolf Creek 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 17.6:1 ▲ 9% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 511 top 22% - -

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

17.6:1
Leaner classes than 27% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
511
Bigger than 63% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
17.6:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 73% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 27% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
5.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$8,755
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 511 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.3 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

White 49.7%
Two or More 17.6%
Hispanic or Latino 14.9%
African American 6.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5.7%
Asian 5.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 49.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 68.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 68.9, Wolf Creek Es is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Broken Arrow, which includes Wolf Creek Es.

$8,755
Per student
-30%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.6%
State 41.9%
Federal 15.5%

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 Wolf Creek Es Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Broken Arrow Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Broken Arrow Freshman Academy Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Centennial Ms Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Oneta Ridge Ms Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Oliver Ms Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Broken Arrow · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Broken Arrow

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 Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Es

How many students attend Wolf Creek Es?

Wolf Creek Es has 511 students enrolled. It is a public school in Broken Arrow, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wolf Creek Es?

The student-teacher ratio at Wolf Creek Es is 17.6:1, which is 9% higher than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 12% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wolf Creek Es?

The largest demographic group at Wolf Creek Es is White at 49.7% of enrollment, in Broken Arrow, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 68.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wolf Creek Es?

Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Es rank among schools in Broken Arrow?

By Resource Investment Index, Wolf Creek Es ranks #4 of 24 schools in Broken Arrow, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Broken Arrow on the city page.

Is Wolf Creek Es a good school?

Wolf Creek Es earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 73% 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 Broken Arrow?

Besides Wolf Creek Es, Broken Arrow also operates Broken Arrow Hs (4,802 students), Broken Arrow Freshman Academy (1,276 students), and Centennial Ms (1,060 students). See the Broken Arrow 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.

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

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