Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARAPAHO-BUTLER·NCES 400312000063
ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES
214 N 12th Street, Arapaho, OK 73620 · (580) 323-7264 · Custer County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
166 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES→ARAPAHO-BUTLER HS
Based on grade levels within ARAPAHO-BUTLER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
48.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 14 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 2024-25Enrollment
332
-36 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.1:1
% White
66%
was 76%
% Hispanic
16%
was 12%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Custer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,259
Census ACS
Median income
$59,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ARAPAHO-BUTLER HS0.0 mi · 136
- WASHINGTON ES4.2 mi · 313
- CLINTON MS4.3 mi · 286
- NANCE ES4.7 mi · 366
- SOUTHWEST ES5.1 mi · 449
- CLINTON HS5.3 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About ARAPAHO-BUTLER ESHow large is ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES?
ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-08.
Is ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES an elementary, middle, or high school?
ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES.
What is the student diversity at ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES?
Student demographics at ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES are roughly 66% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES in?
ARAPAHO-BUTLER ES is part of ARAPAHO-BUTLER.
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