ALEXANDER ES

ALEXANDER ES is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in COMMERCE, Oklahoma, overseen by COMMERCE, with 447 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so ALEXANDER ES sits 22% bigger than that benchmark.

Within COMMERCE, which oversees 3 schools and 837 students, ALEXANDER ES is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ALEXANDER ES reports that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Hispanic, 25% Native American, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ALEXANDER ES has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Ottawa County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, ALEXANDER ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.6%, the actual is 31.5%, a residual of +5.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Ottawa County) reports that median household income runs about $49,947, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ottawa County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,356 students), of which ALEXANDER ES is one.

COMMERCE MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALEXANDER ES.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. ALEXANDER ES's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 447). Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 29% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.