Enrollment
142
Elementary
DISTRICT 106 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARNEY·NCES 400669000261
Carney Elementary School
204 South Carney Street, Carney, OK 74832 · (405) 865-2344 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
103 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Carney Elementary School→Carney High School
Based on grade levels within CARNEY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
24.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Carney Elementary School
Carney Elementary School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carney Elementary School this school | 142 | 72.5% | 29.7% |
| Elmore City-Pernell Elementary School Elmore City | 197 | 72.1% | 30.7% |
| Bray-Doyle Elementary School Marlow | 177 | 76.8% | 45.1% |
| Temple Elementary School Temple | 126 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Calvin Elementary School Calvin | 126 | 77.0% | 43.3% |
| Agra Elementary School Agra | 200 | 77.5% | N/A |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary 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 Carney Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #439 of 555 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #528 of 651 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #211 of 523 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #821 of 941 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #421 of 876 | #4 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
142
-31 (-18%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 142 | 10.2 | 14.0:1 | 73% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 8.6 | 18.0:1 | 82% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 6.8 | 24.0:1 | 67% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 76% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 11.4 | 16.1:1 | 72% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 9 | 18.6:1 | 86% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 12 | 13.2:1 | 76% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 11 | 16.2:1 | 67% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 158 | 8 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carney Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (183 to 142); teachers down 11% (11.4 to 10.2).
About Carney Elementary School
At 204 South Carney Street in Carney, Oklahoma, Carney Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school. It reported 142 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Within CARNEY, Carney Elementary School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 212 students.
More than half of the students at Carney Elementary School are White (78%). Other reported shares: 15% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Lincoln County, where about 82% of residents are White. The diversity index for Carney Elementary School is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Carney Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1, with 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, 15.6:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 73% at Carney Elementary School. The average for public schools in Lincoln County is 62%.
Among Oklahoma public elementary schools, Carney Elementary School outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carney Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 29.7% actual against 30.7% predicted.
In the wider Lincoln County area, the median household earns about $62,216 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Carney Elementary School shares Lincoln County with 24 other public schools.
Carney Elementary School's nearest public school is Carney High School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. On state test proficiency, Carney Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Carney Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 173 to 142, an 18% decline.
Carney Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,219
Census ACS
Median income
$62,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,177 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Carney Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Carney Elementary. Carney Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Carney ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Carney High School0.1 mi · 70
- Wellston High School8.5 mi · 124
- Wellston Middle School8.5 mi · 98
- Wellston Elementary School8.7 mi · 223
- Chandler High School9.5 mi · 333
- Park Road Elementary School9.5 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Carney Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carney Elementary School?
Carney Elementary School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Carney Elementary School serve?
Carney Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carney Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carney Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carney Elementary School?
Carney Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 3% Hispanic, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Carney Elementary School?
Carney Elementary School is overseen by CARNEY in Lincoln County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.