BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL

Located at 2455 North Banner Road, in El Reno, Oklahoma, BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL is a medium-sized primary school that enrolls 324 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under BANNER.

Operationally, BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL answers to BANNER, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL records that 61% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 16% multiracial. By comparison, Canadian County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Canadian County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.5%; this one delivers 39.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Canadian County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $87,751 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Canadian County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,883 students), of which BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: RIVERSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL, around 4.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BANNER PUBLIC SCHOOL has edged up 42%, going from 228 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 75% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.