BATTIEST ES

BATTIEST ES operates as a rural-scale K-5 school in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, run under BATTIEST. Current enrollment sits at 142 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so BATTIEST ES sits 61% below that benchmark.

BATTIEST runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 216 students. BATTIEST ES is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BATTIEST ES logs that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Native American, 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BATTIEST ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.0%; this one delivers 36.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for McCurtain County indicate median household earnings sit near $51,929, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, McCurtain County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,370 students), of which BATTIEST ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: BATTIEST HS, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BATTIEST ES at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 28.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. BATTIEST ES's enrollment has fell 26% since 2018, when it stood at 192 (now 142). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 38% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.