Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL HIGH·NCES 400717000281
Central High Elementary School
274801 BRONCHO RD, Marlow, OK 73055 · (580) 658-2970 · Stephens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
113 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 16 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 CENTRAL HIGH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
22.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 High Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High Elementary School this school | 198 | 57.1% | 27.2% |
| Pond Creek-Hunter Elementary School Pond Creek | 200 | 57.5% | 33.9% |
| Amber-Pocasset Elementary School Amber | 212 | 58.0% | 54.9% |
| Cushing Lower Elementary School Cushing | 223 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Union City Elementary School Union City | 205 | 58.0% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary School Alva | 240 | 57.5% | 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 High Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Stephens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #460 of 555 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #551 of 651 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #438 of 523 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #710 of 941 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #646 of 876 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #296 of 548 | #6 of 9 |
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
198
-26 (-12%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 198 | 14.3 | 13.9:1 | 57% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 13.1 | 15.8:1 | 54% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 11.3 | 18.6:1 | 37% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | 42% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 13.1 | 17.2:1 | 37% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 13 | 18.0:1 | 45% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 45% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 12 | 18.8:1 | 48% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 11 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (226 to 198); teachers up 9% (13.1 to 14.3).
About Central High Elementary School
Central High Elementary School serves students in Marlow, Oklahoma, as a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 198 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Oklahoma is roughly 366 students; this school is 46% smaller than that.
Across its 3 schools, CENTRAL HIGH enrolls 414 students. Central High Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Central High Elementary School, at 74%. The remaining students are 11% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1 at Central High Elementary School, with 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 57%.
A school with Central High Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oklahoma is predicted to score 36.1%. Central High Elementary School scores 27.2%, 8.8 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Stephens County, the median household income is $61,620, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 26 public schools in Stephens County, enrolling about 7,186 students in all.
The closest public school to Central High Elementary School is Central High High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Central High Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Central High Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Central High Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 224 in 2020-21 to 198 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.2:1 to 13.9:1.
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Stephens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,551
Census ACS
Median income
$61,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,186 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL HIGH
- Central High High SchoolHigh · 113 students
- Central High Middle SchoolMiddle · 103 students
Other schools in Marlow
- Marlow Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
- Marlow High SchoolHigh · 371 students
- Marlow Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
- Bray-Doyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 177 students
- Central High High SchoolHigh · 113 students
- Central High Middle SchoolMiddle · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Central High High School0.0 mi · 113
- Central High Middle School0.0 mi · 103
- Marlow Middle School7.6 mi · 282
- Marlow Elementary School7.8 mi · 702
- Marlow High School8.0 mi · 371
- Duncan Middle School8.9 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Central High Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Central High Elementary School?
Central High Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Central High Elementary School serve?
Central High Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Central High Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Central High Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central High Elementary School?
At Central High Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Central High Elementary School?
Central High Elementary School is overseen by CENTRAL HIGH in Stephens County.
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