CENTRAL ES

Located at 300 South Ninth Street, in Yukon, Oklahoma, CENTRAL ES is a reasonably sized K-5 school that serves 349 students (grades pre-K through 3), operated by YUKON.

CENTRAL ES is one of 12 schools operated by YUKON, a district that serves 9,597 students overall.

On demographics, CENTRAL ES lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Canadian County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CENTRAL ES sits in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.0%; actual is 50.0%, +15.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Canadian County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,751, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Canadian County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,883 students), of which CENTRAL ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: YUKON MS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTRAL ES at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 38.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL ES has shrank 5%, going from 368 students in 2018 to 349 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 75% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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