BLANCHARD ES

Set in Blanchard, Oklahoma, BLANCHARD ES is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, operated by BLANCHARD. It instructs 543 students across grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 48% bigger than typical.

Across the 4 schools in BLANCHARD (2,230 students total), BLANCHARD ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BLANCHARD ES logs that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 15% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 4% Native American. By comparison, McClain County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, BLANCHARD ES logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting BLANCHARD ES higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for McClain County shows median household earnings sit near $84,552, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McClain County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,736 students), BLANCHARD ES is one campus in the mix.

BLANCHARD HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 520 students in 2018 compared to 543 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 78% to 68% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for BLANCHARD ES typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.