CANEY ES

As an intimate elementary campus in Caney, Oklahoma, CANEY ES instructs 157 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under CANEY. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so CANEY ES sits 57% smaller than that benchmark.

CANEY runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 240 students. CANEY ES is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CANEY ES shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 22% Native American, 18% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, CANEY ES shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CANEY ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.6%; this one delivers 30.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Atoka County put the typical household earns roughly $54,785 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Atoka County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,304 students), of which CANEY ES is one.

CANEY HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CANEY ES at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 33.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. CANEY ES's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 175 (now 157). White enrollment moved from 52% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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