Cotteral Elementary School

Cotteral Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The school's 347 students are in pre-K through 4.

Within GUTHRIE, Cotteral Elementary School is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 3,483 students.

Roughly 63% of students at Cotteral Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Native American. Logan County's residents are about 76% White, 13 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The count of teachers at Cotteral Elementary School is 22.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.5:1. That is close to the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Around 69% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Logan County.

Across Logan County, the median household income is $83,899, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Logan County is home to 17 public schools and about 5,368 public school students.

Of nearby public schools, Fogarty Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cotteral Elementary School.

Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment was 233 in 2020-21 and 347 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.5:1, from 10.6:1.

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