BILL WALLACE EC CTR

Set in Chickasha, Oklahoma, BILL WALLACE EC CTR is a medium-sized elementary school, one of the schools within CHICKASHA. It caters to 409 students across grades pre-K through 1.

CHICKASHA comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,225 students; BILL WALLACE EC CTR is among them.

On demographics, BILL WALLACE EC CTR reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 21% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, On paper, BILL WALLACE EC CTR has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Grady County's rate of about 55%.

Zooming out to the county, Grady County reports that median household income runs about $75,419, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Grady County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,669 students), of which BILL WALLACE EC CTR is one.

Nearest neighbor: GRAND AVENUE ES, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around BILL WALLACE EC CTR.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 8% to 3% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for BILL WALLACE EC CTR typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.