Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 106 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTNER·NCES 400600000227
Butner Elementary School
Hwy 56 and Yahola, Cromwell, OK 74837 · (405) 944-5526 · Seminole County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
125 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 68%
Community
0
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 | 5 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Butner Elementary School→Butner High School
Based on grade levels within BUTNER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
15.2%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
18.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Butner Elementary School
Butner Elementary School's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butner Elementary School this school | 157 | 79.6% | 21.6% |
| Cyril Elementary School Cyril | 170 | 80.6% | 23.7% |
| Bennington Elementary School Bennington | 164 | 82.3% | 41.5% |
| Mason Elementary School Mason | 171 | 77.8% | 13.7% |
| Fort Towson Elementary School Fort Towson | 181 | 76.8% | 30.5% |
| Paden Elementary School PADEN | 143 | 79.0% | 0.0% |
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 Butner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #499 of 555 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #571 of 651 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #472 of 523 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #788 of 941 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #285 of 876 | #7 of 12 |
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
157
+29 (+23%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 157 | 9.3 | 16.8:1 | 80% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 10.5 | 14.1:1 | 79% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 11.6 | 12.2:1 | 82% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 12 | 10.7:1 | 56% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 11.8 | 13.9:1 | 77% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 83% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 140 | 12 | 11.7:1 | 76% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | 82% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 13 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (164 to 157); teachers down 21% (11.8 to 9.3).
About Butner Elementary School
Butner Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Cromwell, Oklahoma. The school counted 157 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. It has 57% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma (about 366).
Enrollment across the 2 schools in BUTNER totals 212 students.
About 45% of students at Butner Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 24% Native American, 24% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 64%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Butner Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.8 students per teacher, from 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.6:1. Lunch program data show 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Seminole County average a similar 81%.
Butner Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.6%, compared with a predicted 28.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Seminole County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $48,062 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Public schools in Seminole County number 28, with about 4,571 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Butner Elementary School from the closest public school, Butner High School. The five-mile area around Butner Elementary School holds 2 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Butner Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Butner Elementary School had a net gain of 29 students, or 23%. The school's ratio increased from 10.7:1 to 16.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Seminole County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,494
Census ACS
Median income
$48,062
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Butner High School0.0 mi · 55
- Bearden Public School4.0 mi · 141
- Strother Elementary School7.4 mi · 263
- Strother High School7.4 mi · 108
- Oakes Elementary School10.1 mi · 237
- Okemah Noble Center10.7 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Butner Elementary SchoolHow large is Butner Elementary School?
Butner Elementary School enrolls approximately 157 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Butner Elementary School serve?
Butner Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Butner Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Butner Elementary School.
How diverse is Butner Elementary School?
Butner Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 24% Two or more.
What district is Butner Elementary School in?
Butner Elementary School is part of BUTNER.
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