CALVIN ES

CALVIN ES is a minimally staffed elementary campus in Calvin, Oklahoma, one of the schools within CALVIN. The school enrolls 126 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% smaller than the state mean of about 366.

Across the 2 schools in CALVIN (168 students total), CALVIN ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, CALVIN ES reports that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Native American, 16% multiracial. Compared to Hughes County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, CALVIN ES records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 77% of students at CALVIN ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CALVIN ES ranks in the top 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 29.2%; CALVIN ES posts 43.3%, +14.1 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hughes County indicate median household earnings sit near $51,581, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Hughes County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,068 students), CALVIN ES is one campus in the mix.

CALVIN HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, CALVIN ES comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

CALVIN ES operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 7%: 118 students in 2018 compared to 126 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 2% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.