BYNG ES

BYNG ES is one of the medium-sized 6-8 campuss in Ada, Oklahoma, overseen by BYNG, with 382 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 6.

BYNG ES is one of 5 schools operated by BYNG, a district that hosts 1,753 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BYNG ES logs that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Native American, 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at school resources, BYNG ES shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at BYNG ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BYNG ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.3%, the actual is 38.0%, a residual of +1.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Pontotoc County) logs that median household income runs about $63,017, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. BYNG ES is one of 23 public schools in Pontotoc County (combined enrollment of about 7,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: BYNG JHS, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around BYNG ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BYNG ES at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

BYNG ES operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 40%: 272 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.