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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMBER-POCASSET·NCES 400291000046

AMBER-POCASSET ES

511 Washington, Amber, OK 73079 · (405) 224-5768 · Grady County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 137 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
123 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
26
Kindergarten
23
Grade 1
25
Grade 2
31
Grade 3
34
Grade 4
23
Grade 5
16
Grade 6
34
Student demographics
White
15372%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 43%
Hispanic
147%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 21%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 8%
Two+
3416%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 14%
Native American
94%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
10550%
Female
10650%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
AMBER-POCASSET ESAMBER-POCASSET MSAMBER-POCASSET HS
Based on grade levels within AMBER-POCASSET. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
51.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
61.2%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Oklahoma's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
212
-39 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.9:1
% White
72%
was 84%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About AMBER-POCASSET ES

AMBER-POCASSET ES is one of the small elementary-level communitys in Amber, Oklahoma, overseen by AMBER-POCASSET, with 212 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so AMBER-POCASSET ES sits 42% smaller than that benchmark.

AMBER-POCASSET ES is one of 3 schools operated by AMBER-POCASSET, a district that works with 412 students overall.

In terms of who attends, AMBER-POCASSET ES reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting AMBER-POCASSET ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, AMBER-POCASSET ES ranks in the top 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.7%; AMBER-POCASSET ES posts 54.9%, +19.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Grady County) shows that median household earnings sit near $75,419, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Grady County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,669 students), AMBER-POCASSET ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: AMBER-POCASSET HS, around 5.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, AMBER-POCASSET ES comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

AMBER-POCASSET ES operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. AMBER-POCASSET ES's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 251 (now 212). The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 72% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Grady County at a glance

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Population
56,606
Census ACS
Median income
$75,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
9,669 students

Quick facts

School name
AMBER-POCASSET ES
District
AMBER-POCASSET
Address
511 Washington, Amber, OK 73079
Phone
(405) 224-5768
County
Grady County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
212
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
123 (58%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
400291000046
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About AMBER-POCASSET ES
What is the total enrollment at AMBER-POCASSET ES?
AMBER-POCASSET ES enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does AMBER-POCASSET ES serve?
AMBER-POCASSET ES serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AMBER-POCASSET ES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AMBER-POCASSET ES is approximately 14.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is AMBER-POCASSET ES?
AMBER-POCASSET ES reports a student body of 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees AMBER-POCASSET ES?
AMBER-POCASSET ES is overseen by AMBER-POCASSET in Grady County.
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