ARTHUR ES

Located at 5100 South Independence Avenue, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ARTHUR ES is a moderately sized elementary school that serves 445 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of OKLAHOMA CITY. That puts it 22% above the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

Within OKLAHOMA CITY, which oversees 58 schools and 32,864 students, ARTHUR ES is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ARTHUR ES logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Black, 8% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, ARTHUR ES records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Oklahoma County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Oklahoma County shows median household earnings sit near $66,679, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), ARTHUR ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ROOSEVELT MS, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ARTHUR ES.

ARTHUR ES operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. ARTHUR ES's enrollment has contracted 31% since 2018, when it stood at 644 (now 445). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 69% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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