Enrollment
382
Middle
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYNG·NCES 400606000230
Byng Elementary School
214 Stokes Drive, Ada, OK 74820 · (580) 310-6723 · Pontotoc County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
215 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 121 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%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
Based on grade levels within BYNG. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
40.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Byng Elementary School
Byng Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byng Elementary School this school | 382 | 56.3% | 38.0% |
| Ada Junior High School Ada | 581 | 59.0% | 24.0% |
| Pryor Middle School Pryor | 626 | 59.1% | 25.8% |
| Sulphur Middle School Sulphur | 310 | 55.5% | 25.5% |
| Byng Junior High School Ada | 370 | 48.1% | 25.2% |
| Newman Middle School Skiatook | 507 | 49.9% | 28.1% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 Byng Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pontotoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #46 of 222 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #31 of 223 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #26 of 211 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #141 of 356 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #51 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #77 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #213 of 308 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.4% | #10 of 89 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
382
+165 (+76%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 382 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 56% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 25.9 | 15.2:1 | 58% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 16.4 | 16.1:1 | 58% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 49% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 16.4 | 16.6:1 | 60% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 64% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | 65% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 78% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byng Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (272 to 382); teachers up 65% (16.4 to 27).
About Byng Elementary School
Byng Elementary School is a public middle-grades school run by BYNG in Ada, Oklahoma. Enrolled students number 382 students, in grades 4 through 6.
BYNG is the district for Byng Elementary School. It has 5 schools and 1,753 students.
Byng Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 41%. The remaining students are 34% Native American, 14% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Among people living in Pontotoc County, the White share is about 64%. Byng Elementary School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.1:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Oklahoma is 15.7:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 56% of enrollment.
Test results at Byng Elementary School are 1.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.0% actual, 36.3% predicted).
In the county around the school, Pontotoc County, median household income is about $63,017, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 23 public schools operate in Pontotoc County, serving about 7,104 students.
Byng Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 32.6% on proficiency, and Byng Elementary School is above that at 38.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Byng Elementary School enrolled 217 in 2020-21 and 382 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pontotoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,235
Census ACS
Median income
$63,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BYNG
- Homer Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Byng Junior High SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Byng High SchoolHigh · 298 students
- Francis Elementary SchoolElementary · 201 students
Other schools in Ada
- Ada Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Ada High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Latta Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Homer Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Vanoss Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Byng Junior High School0.2 mi · 370
- Byng High School0.3 mi · 298
- Francis Elementary School2.2 mi · 201
- Homer Elementary School5.3 mi · 502
- Willard Elementary School5.8 mi · 373
- Hayes Elementary School6.3 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Byng Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Byng Elementary School?
Byng Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Byng Elementary School serve?
Byng Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Byng Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Byng Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Byng Elementary School?
Student demographics at Byng Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Byng Elementary School public or private?
Byng Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BYNG.
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