ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES

Set in Arapaho, Oklahoma, ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES is a reasonably sized K-5 school, run under ARAPAHO-BUTLER. It enrolls 332 students across grades pre-K through 8.

ARAPAHO-BUTLER runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 468 students. ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Native American, 2% Asian. Compared to Custer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Custer County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES sits in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.5%; actual is 52.1%, +13.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Custer County) records that median household earnings sit near $59,738, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES is one of 16 public schools in Custer County (combined enrollment of about 5,354 students).

Nearest neighbor: ARAPAHO-BUTLER HS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 332). White enrollment moved from 76% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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