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Coleman Elementary School

451 W Main Street, Coleman, OK 73432 · (580) 937-4418 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools

Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
156 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2412%
Kindergarten2111%
Grade 1168%
Grade 22010%
Grade 3179%
Grade 42412%
Grade 52312%
Grade 6168%
Grade 7126%
Grade 82211%

This year's kindergarten class (21) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (22).

Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
11358%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
126%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Two+
105%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
5930%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
9649%
Female
9951%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Coleman Elementary School→Coleman High School
Based on grade levels within COLEMAN. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
31.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
23.8%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Coleman Elementary School

Coleman Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Coleman Elementary School this school19580.0%32.1%
Roff Elementary School
Roff
16979.9%33.8%
Washington Elementary School
Miami
23179.7%N/A
Canton Elementary School
Canton
21781.6%28.0%
Copan Elementary School
Copan
17580.6%0.0%
Cameron Elementary School
Cameron
18284.6%8.2%
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 Coleman Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Johnston County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.1%#373 of 555N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
23.8%#534 of 651N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.4%#325 of 523N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
195#714 of 941#2 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.0%#275 of 876N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
195
+74 (+61%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 112
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251951414.0:180% (156)
2023-2417413.213.2:184% (146)
2022-2315512.412.5:186% (134)
2020-211211012.1:165% (79)
2017-181268.215.4:181% (102)
2015-16110912.2:176% (84)
2010-111261012.6:185% (107)
2000-01144916.0:152% (75)
1990-91112912.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coleman Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 55% (126 to 195); teachers up 71% (8.2 to 14).

About Coleman Elementary School

At 451 W Main Street in Coleman, Oklahoma, Coleman Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counts 195 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 366 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.

COLEMAN runs 2 schools with a combined 263 students. Coleman Elementary School is one of them.

At 58%, White students outnumber all other groups at Coleman Elementary School combined. Other students are 30% Native American, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Johnston County residents are about 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Coleman Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.

Dividing enrollment by its 14 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1, higher than at this school. Coleman Elementary School reports 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

allk12 grades Coleman Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Coleman Elementary School is 28.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.1%.

Federal survey data for Johnston County show that median household income is about $52,688, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 13 public schools operate in Johnston County, serving about 1,861 students.

Coleman High School is the public school closest to Coleman Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 14.8%; Coleman Elementary School's is 32.1%, ranking 1st of 5.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal counts for Coleman Elementary School: 121 students in 2020-21, 195 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Students per teacher rose from 12.1 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.

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Johnston County at a glance

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Population
10,278
Census ACS
Median income
$52,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,861 students

Quick facts

School name
Coleman Elementary School
District
COLEMAN
Address
451 W Main Street, Coleman, OK 73432
Phone
(580) 937-4418
County
Johnston County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
195
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
156 (80%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
400831000347
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Coleman Elementary. Coleman Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 10.

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Frequently asked questions

About Coleman Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Coleman Elementary School?
Coleman Elementary School enrolls approximately 195 students in grades PK-08.
Is Coleman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coleman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Coleman Elementary School have?
Coleman Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coleman Elementary School?
At Coleman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Coleman Elementary School?
Coleman Elementary School is overseen by COLEMAN in Johnston County.
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