CALERA ES

CALERA ES is one of the substantial elementary campuss in Calera, Oklahoma, one of the schools within CALERA, with 754 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 106% above typical.

CALERA runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 981 students. CALERA ES is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, CALERA ES logs that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 26% multiracial, 17% Native American, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Bryan County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, CALERA ES shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting CALERA ES higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at CALERA ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bryan County (around 68%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CALERA ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.7%; this one delivers 35.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bryan County) records that median household income runs about $57,225, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. CALERA ES is one of 25 public schools in Bryan County (combined enrollment of about 8,443 students).

The closest other public school is CALERA HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CALERA ES comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 31.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 29%: 585 students in 2018 compared to 754 in 2025.

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