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What's the most underrated thing about BLACKWELL ES that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACKWELL·NCES 400463002687
Blackwell Elementary School
2105 West Ferguson Avenue, Blackwell, OK 74631 · (580) 363-0118 · Kay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- B+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
14.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
402 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 68 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 BLACKWELL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
38.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Blackwell Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Elementary School this school | 507 | 79.3% | 35.5% |
| Spiro Elementary School Spiro | 574 | 76.5% | N/A |
| Grand Avenue Elementary School Chickasha | 475 | 80.8% | 38.9% |
| Bill Wallace Ec Center Chickasha | 409 | 80.4% | N/A |
| Kingston Elementary School Kingston | 601 | 74.5% | 39.4% |
| Pocola Elementary School Pocola | 381 | 74.0% | 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 Blackwell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Kay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #302 of 555 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #252 of 651 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #194 of 523 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #188 of 941 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #131 of 708 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #561 of 708 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #292 of 876 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #137 of 548 | #4 of 9 |
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
507
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 79% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 84% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 85% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 81% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 37.3 | 17.3:1 | 76% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 77% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 78% (425) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackwell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (645 to 507); teachers down 4% (37.3 to 36).
About Blackwell Elementary School
Blackwell Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Blackwell, Oklahoma. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 507 students. Enrollment is 39% higher than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, which is about 366.
The 3 schools of BLACKWELL, including Blackwell Elementary School, enroll 1,087 students.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at Blackwell Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 15% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 6% Native American. County-wide, 74% of Kay County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Blackwell Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
A ratio of 14.1:1 comes from the school's 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 79% of students at Blackwell Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Oklahoma public elementary schools, Blackwell Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Blackwell Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.5% and a predicted 28.4%.
Blackwell Elementary School is located in Kay County, where median household income is about $58,423, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 22 public schools in Kay County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,295.
The shortest distance from Blackwell Elementary School to another public school is about 1.3 miles, to Blackwell Middle School. The five-mile area around Blackwell Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 35.6%, higher than Blackwell Elementary School's 35.5%.
The NCES locale for Blackwell Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Blackwell Elementary School went from 521 students to 507.
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Kay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,625
Census ACS
Median income
$58,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,295 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLACKWELL
- Blackwell High SchoolHigh · 353 students
- Blackwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 227 students
Other schools in Blackwell
- Blackwell High SchoolHigh · 353 students
- Blackwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 227 students
Other Blackwell Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Blackwell Elementary. Blackwell Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Blackwell Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 580 students
- Blackwell ElementaryRichmond, VA · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Blackwell Middle School1.3 mi · 227
- Blackwell High School1.6 mi · 353
- Tonkawa Elementary School7.8 mi · 402
- Tonkawa Middle School7.9 mi · 194
- Tonkawa High School7.9 mi · 195
- Peckham Public School9.6 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Blackwell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blackwell Elementary School?
Blackwell Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Blackwell Elementary School serve?
Blackwell Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Blackwell Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Blackwell Elementary School.
How diverse is Blackwell Elementary School?
Blackwell Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Blackwell Elementary School in?
Blackwell Elementary School is part of BLACKWELL.
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