ANDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL

ANDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL is a small elementary campus in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, run under ANDERSON. The school works with 280 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

ANDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL is a school of ANDERSON, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ANDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 26% multiracial, 10% Native American, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ANDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at ANDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ANDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.2%, the actual is 37.1%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the broader community, Osage County reports that median household income runs about $62,847, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. ANDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL is one of 34 public schools in Osage County (combined enrollment of about 6,655 students).

GARFIELD ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ANDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 30.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.