Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDABEL·NCES 401537000721
Central Elementary School
206 Southeast F Avenue, Idabel, OK 74745 · (580) 286-5346 · McCurtain County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
314 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 91 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 21% |
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 80% · 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 IDABEL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
28.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Central Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 347 | 90.5% | 28.5% |
| Clinton West Elementary School TUlsa | 353 | 90.1% | N/A |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School Lawton | 456 | 91.2% | 19.0% |
| Edison Elementary School Lawton | 437 | 89.2% | N/A |
| Idabel Primary South Elementary School Idabel | 260 | 89.2% | N/A |
| Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy Tulsa | 314 | 96.5% | 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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In McCurtain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #448 of 555 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #464 of 651 | #9 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #380 of 523 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #445 of 941 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #238 of 708 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.3% | #8 of 708 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #118 of 876 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #469 of 548 | #7 of 10 |
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
347
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 347 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 90% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 94% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 23.2 | 14.2:1 | 89% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 90% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 100% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 91% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 78% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (363 to 347); teachers up 10% (21 to 23).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Idabel, Oklahoma. The school had 347 students in grades 2 through 5 in 2024-25.
IDABEL has a total of 4 schools and 1,277 students, Central Elementary School among them.
Enrollment at Central Elementary School is mixed, with multiracial students the largest group at 29%. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Black, 21% White, 18% Hispanic, and 5% Pacific Islander. The chance that two students picked at random at Central Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 78%.
Teachers at Central Elementary School total 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is about 15.6:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 90%. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in McCurtain County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Central Elementary School is C. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 24.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in McCurtain County, median household income is about $51,929, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The public schools of McCurtain County number 29 and enroll about 6,370.
Idabel Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Central Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Central Elementary School is Town: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 346 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 347.
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McCurtain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,863
Census ACS
Median income
$51,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
6,370 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDABEL
- Idabel High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- Idabel Primary South Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Idabel Middle SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Other schools in Idabel
- Idabel High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- Denison Public SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Idabel Primary South Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Idabel Middle SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 88th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolBixby, OK · 709 students
- Central Elementary SchoolMoore, OK · 577 students
- Central Elementary SchoolWarr Acres, OK · 527 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCoweta, OK · 398 students
- Central Elementary SchoolYukon, OK · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Idabel Middle School0.3 mi · 242
- Idabel Primary South Elementary School0.7 mi · 260
- Idabel High School0.8 mi · 428
- Denison Public School2.2 mi · 282
- Holly Creek Public School6.2 mi · 209
- Forest Grove Public School6.6 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades 02-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 18% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 29% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School is overseen by IDABEL in McCurtain County.
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