CROSBY PARK ES

Set in Lawton, Oklahoma, CROSBY PARK ES is an intimate elementary school, one of the schools within LAWTON. It teaches 284 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

Within LAWTON, which oversees 23 schools and 13,642 students, CROSBY PARK ES is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CROSBY PARK ES records that the largest single group is White at 31%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 24% Hispanic, 21% Black, 17% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, Comanche County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Comanche County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Comanche County) shows that median household income runs about $60,761, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. CROSBY PARK ES is one of 44 public schools in Comanche County (combined enrollment of about 20,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: HUGH BISH ES, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CROSBY PARK ES.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. CROSBY PARK ES's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 312 (now 284). White enrollment moved from 39% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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