Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROKEN BOW·NCES 400552000208
Bennett Elementary School
108 West Fifth Street, Broken Bow, OK 74728 · (580) 584-6440 · McCurtain County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
239 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 102 | 38% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 30% |
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BROKEN BOW. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
28.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bennett Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Elementary School this school | 269 | 88.8% | 26.3% |
| Wewoka Elementary School Wewoka | 248 | 87.5% | N/A |
| Will Rogers Elementary School Ardmore | 324 | 88.9% | N/A |
| Pleasant Grove Public School Shawnee | 198 | 91.4% | 22.6% |
| Hulbert Elementary School Hulbert | 243 | 91.4% | N/A |
| Muskogee Ec Center Muskogee | 290 | 83.1% | N/A |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bennett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In McCurtain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #470 of 555 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #469 of 651 | #10 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #432 of 523 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #579 of 941 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #486 of 708 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 80.4% | #2 of 708 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #145 of 876 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #320 of 548 | #3 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
269
-20 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 89% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 18.8 | 14.7:1 | 89% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 15.1 | 18.9:1 | 81% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 72% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 19.5 | 15.6:1 | 100% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 89% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 80% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 81% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (304 to 269); teachers down 18% (19.5 to 16).
About Bennett Elementary School
Among the schools in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, is Bennett Elementary School, a small elementary school. There are 269 students enrolled, covering grades 3 through 5. That puts enrollment 27% below the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
The BROKEN BOW system has 4 schools and 1,605 students.
No group is above 50% at Bennett Elementary School; the largest is White, at 26%. The school is also 24% multiracial, 19% Native American, 16% Hispanic, and 9% Pacific Islander. The White share of the county population is higher, at 60%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bennett Elementary School scores 80%.
Bennett Elementary School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.8:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have an average ratio of 15.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. Public schools in McCurtain County average 77%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.1% for Bennett Elementary School. The school posts 26.3%, 1.2 points above the prediction.
The school's county is McCurtain County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $51,929 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Public schools in McCurtain County number 29, with about 6,370 students.
Of the public schools around it, Bennett Elementary School is closest to Dierks Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 39.4% on proficiency, and Bennett Elementary School is below that at 26.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
McCurtain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,863
Census ACS
Median income
$51,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
6,370 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROKEN BOW
- Broken Bow High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Dierks Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Rector Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 343 students
Other schools in Broken Bow
- Broken Bow High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Dierks Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Lukfata Public SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Rector Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 343 students
- Holly Creek Public SchoolElementary · 209 students
- Battiest Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
Other Bennett Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Bennett Elementary. Bennett Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 11.
- Bennett ElementaryManassas, VA · 746 students
- BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, ND · 622 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolWOLFFORTH, TX · 610 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolBellevue, WA · 513 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MI · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Dierks Elementary School0.8 mi · 387
- Broken Bow High School1.1 mi · 606
- Rector Johnson Middle School1.1 mi · 343
- Lukfata Public School2.7 mi · 363
- Holly Creek Public School5.7 mi · 209
- Glover Public School8.3 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Bennett Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bennett Elementary School?
Bennett Elementary School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Bennett Elementary School serve?
Bennett Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Bennett Elementary School have?
Bennett Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bennett Elementary School?
At Bennett Elementary School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 24% Two or more.
Is Bennett Elementary School public or private?
Bennett Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROKEN BOW.
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