COMANCHE ES

COMANCHE ES is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Comanche, Oklahoma, overseen by COMANCHE. The school instructs 439 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in COMANCHE (858 students total), COMANCHE ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, COMANCHE ES shows that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest consists of 16% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 3% Native American. By comparison, Stephens County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, COMANCHE ES records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, COMANCHE ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 30.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Stephens County put median household income runs about $61,620, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COMANCHE ES is one of 26 public schools in Stephens County (combined enrollment of about 7,186 students).

The closest other public school is COMANCHE HS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around COMANCHE ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COMANCHE ES at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 42.2%.

COMANCHE ES operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COMANCHE ES has remained close to its prior level, going from 430 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 6% to 10% over that span.

On this page, members of the COMANCHE ES community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.