Cleveland Elementary School

At 1202 Southwest 27th Street in Lawton, Oklahoma, Cleveland Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 319 students.

Cleveland Elementary School is among 23 schools run by LAWTON, which serves 13,642 students.

Cleveland Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 35%. After that, the student body is 24% White, 22% Black, 12% multiracial, and 7% Native American. Among all residents of Comanche County, the Hispanic share is about 15%. By the diversity index, Cleveland Elementary School comes in at 76%.

At Cleveland Elementary School, 20 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.9:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have a similar average ratio of 15.6:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 96% of enrollment. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Comanche County is 29 points.

In Comanche County (population about 121,825), median household income is about $60,761, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 44 public schools operate in Comanche County, serving about 20,786 students.

The next-closest public school is Bishop Public School, about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Cleveland Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.

The school counted 182 students in 2020-21 and 319 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. By 2024-25, the school had 15.9 students per teacher, compared with 11.4 in 2020-21.

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