Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORDELL·NCES 400864000366
Cordell Elementary School
419 N Massingale, Cordell, OK 73632 · (580) 832-3420 · Washita County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
248 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 73% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CORDELL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Cordell Elementary School
Cordell Elementary School's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordell Elementary School this school | 364 | 68.1% | 39.9% |
| Sayre Elementary School Sayre | 325 | 68.9% | 41.3% |
| Will Rogers Elementary School Burns Flat | 355 | 67.9% | 21.4% |
| Comanche Elementary School Comanche | 439 | 64.7% | 30.4% |
| Ripley Elementary School Ripley | 317 | 67.8% | 37.6% |
| Newkirk Elementary School Newkirk | 317 | 64.7% | 37.5% |
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 Cordell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #192 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #308 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #133 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #410 of 941 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #80 of 708 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #645 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #512 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #408 of 548 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
364
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 364 | 27.1 | 13.5:1 | 68% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 73% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 63% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 67% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 68% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 71% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 71% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 60% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cordell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (392 to 364); teachers down 3% (28 to 27.1).
About Cordell Elementary School
Cordell Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Cordell, Oklahoma. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 364 students.
CORDELL is made up of 3 schools with 615 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Cordell Elementary School is 72% White. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Washita County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Cordell Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.5 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. Of all students at Cordell Elementary School, 68% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 59% for public schools in Washita County.
Cordell Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cordell Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 39.9% actual against 32.3% predicted.
In the wider Washita County area, median household income comes to about $63,501, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washita County's 9 public schools enroll about 1,806 students and include Cordell Elementary School.
Cordell High School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.3%; Cordell Elementary School's is 39.9%, ranking 1st of 4.
The federal government classifies Cordell Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 363 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 364.
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Washita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,815
Census ACS
Median income
$63,501
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORDELL
- Cordell High SchoolHigh · 167 students
- Cordell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 84 students
Other schools in Cordell
- Cordell High SchoolHigh · 167 students
- Cordell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 84 students
Nearby schools
- Cordell High School0.1 mi · 167
- Cordell Junior High School0.2 mi · 84
- Burns Flat-Dill City High School11.3 mi · 132
- Will Rogers Elementary School11.7 mi · 355
- Clinton High School14.4 mi · 609
- Blanche Thomas High School14.4 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Cordell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cordell Elementary School?
Cordell Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Cordell Elementary School serve?
Cordell Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cordell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cordell Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cordell Elementary School?
At Cordell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Cordell Elementary School public or private?
Cordell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CORDELL.
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