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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAIR·NCES 400246000011
Bernita Hughes Elementary School
101 South Harley Hughes Ave, Adair, OK 74330 · (918) 785-2438 · Mayes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
318 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Based on grade levels within ADAIR. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
48.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 38 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Bernita Hughes Elementary School
Bernita Hughes Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernita Hughes Elementary School this school | 474 | 67.1% | 42.3% |
| Westside Elementary School Claremore | 501 | 66.7% | 30.8% |
| Valliant Elementary School Valliant | 416 | 69.5% | 44.9% |
| Morris Elementary School Morris | 442 | 63.1% | 42.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Ada | 392 | 68.1% | 24.7% |
| Silo Early Childhood Center Durant | 400 | 70.8% | 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 Bernita Hughes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Mayes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #145 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #111 of 651 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #169 of 523 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #225 of 941 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #239 of 708 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #227 of 708 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #533 of 876 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #246 of 548 | #6 of 8 |
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
474
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 474 | 31.4 | 15.1:1 | 67% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 67% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 30.2 | 17.3:1 | 64% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 57% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 30.1 | 18.6:1 | 56% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 58% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 58% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 42% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bernita Hughes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (559 to 474); teachers up 4% (30.1 to 31.4).
About Bernita Hughes Elementary School
Bernita Hughes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Adair, Oklahoma, one of the schools in ADAIR. The school enrolls 474 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students, which makes this school 30% above average.
ADAIR serves 988 students across 3 schools.
The largest group at Bernita Hughes Elementary School is White students, at 43%. It is also 27% Native American, 20% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Mayes County is roughly 63% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bernita Hughes Elementary School scores 69%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The school has 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oklahoma is similar, at 15.6:1. In all, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Bernita Hughes Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 78% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Bernita Hughes Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.3%.
The county, Mayes County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $60,305, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 6,860 students.
The closest school to Bernita Hughes Elementary School is Adair Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Bernita Hughes Elementary School's average proficiency of 42.3% compares with 33.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
From 491 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 474 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Bernita Hughes Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Mayes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,604
Census ACS
Median income
$60,305
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,860 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ADAIR
- Adair High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Adair Middle SchoolMiddle · 233 students
Other schools in Adair
- Adair High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Adair Middle SchoolMiddle · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Adair Middle School0.1 mi · 233
- Adair High School0.1 mi · 281
- Roosevelt Elementary School8.6 mi · 517
- Pryor Middle School9.2 mi · 626
- Jefferson Elementary School9.9 mi · 274
- Pryor High School10.1 mi · 872
Frequently asked questions
About Bernita Hughes Elementary SchoolHow large is Bernita Hughes Elementary School?
Bernita Hughes Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bernita Hughes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bernita Hughes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bernita Hughes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bernita Hughes Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bernita Hughes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bernita Hughes Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Bernita Hughes Elementary School in?
Bernita Hughes Elementary School is part of ADAIR.
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