ALEX ES

ALEX ES operates as a tight-knit primary school in Alex, Oklahoma, one of the schools within ALEX. Current enrollment sits at 205 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 366.

ALEX comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 320 students; ALEX ES is among them.

Looking at the student body, ALEX ES logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 17% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Grady County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, ALEX ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.2%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of +10.3 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Grady County put median household income runs about $75,419, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grady County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,669 students), of which ALEX ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: ALEX HS, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALEX ES at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 36.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 219 students in 2018 compared to 205 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 83% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.