CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES

CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES is one of the close-knit primary schools in Checotah, Oklahoma, part of CHECOTAH, with 287 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

Across the 4 schools in CHECOTAH (1,428 students total), CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES records that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 35% Native American, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES tighter than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES ranks in the top 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.7%; CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES posts 48.7%, +23.0 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for McIntosh County put median household income runs about $46,281, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, McIntosh County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,779 students), of which CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: MARSHALL ES, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHECOTAH INTERMEDIATE ES has edged up 35%, going from 212 students in 2018 to 287 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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