BERNITA HUGHES ES

BERNITA HUGHES ES is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Adair, Oklahoma, operated by ADAIR. The school educates 474 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 30% above typical.

BERNITA HUGHES ES is one of 3 schools operated by ADAIR, a district that instructs 988 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BERNITA HUGHES ES logs that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 27% Native American, 20% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Mayes County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, BERNITA HUGHES ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.6%, the actual is 42.3%, a residual of +9.6 points.

Around the school, Mayes County reports that median household income runs about $60,305, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. BERNITA HUGHES ES is one of 22 public schools in Mayes County (combined enrollment of about 6,860 students).

The closest other public school is ADAIR MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BERNITA HUGHES ES comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. BERNITA HUGHES ES's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 559 (now 474). Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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