CHARLES EVANS ES

CHARLES EVANS ES is a reasonably sized K-5 school in Ardmore, Oklahoma, one of the schools within ARDMORE. The school instructs 398 students in grades 1 through 2.

ARDMORE runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,546 students. CHARLES EVANS ES is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CHARLES EVANS ES logs that the most-represented group is multiracial (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 27% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Native American.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 33.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Carter County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Carter County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,723, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Carter County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,383 students), CHARLES EVANS ES is one campus in the mix.

ARDMORE HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. CHARLES EVANS ES's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 380 (now 398). Over the same period, the White share fell from 54% to 27%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 33.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for CHARLES EVANS ES typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.