Charles Evans Elementary School

Charles Evans Elementary School is an elementary school in Ardmore, Oklahoma, according to federal school records. The latest federal count shows 398 students in grades 1 through 2.

Charles Evans Elementary School is one school in a 6-school district, ARDMORE, which enrolls 2,546 students.

Federal enrollment data show multiracial students as the largest group at Charles Evans Elementary School, at 28%. Other reported shares: 27% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 9% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its 12 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 33.3:1. This ratio sits 17.6 above the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Carter County is 30 points.

In Carter County (population about 48,555), the median household income is $60,723, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 28 public schools in Carter County, enrolling about 8,383 students in all.

Ardmore High School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Charles Evans Elementary School.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.

Enrollment is up 5% from 2020-21, when Charles Evans Elementary School had 380 students, to 2024-25, when it had 398. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2020-21, and 33.3:1 in 2024-25.

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