Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSHING·NCES 400924002810
CUSHING UPPER ES
316 North Steele, Cushing, OK 74023 · (918) 225-4497 · Payne County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
197 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CUSHING. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
36.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 20 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
-41 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.8:1
% White
62%
was 61%
% Hispanic
10%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CUSHING UPPER ES
CUSHING UPPER ES is a mid-tier elementary school in Cushing, Oklahoma, overseen by CUSHING. The school instructs 360 students in grades 2 through 4.
CUSHING comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,681 students; CUSHING UPPER ES is among them.
On demographics, CUSHING UPPER ES records that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 16% multiracial, 11% Native American, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Payne County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CUSHING UPPER ES has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting CUSHING UPPER ES tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CUSHING UPPER ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 29.9%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Payne County indicate median household earnings sit near $49,809, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Payne County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,609 students), CUSHING UPPER ES is one campus in the mix.
CUSHING HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CUSHING UPPER ES comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.6%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.
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Payne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,972
Census ACS
Median income
$49,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,609 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSHING
- CUSHING HSHigh · 521 students
- CUSHING MSMiddle · 488 students
- CUSHING LOWER ESElementary · 223 students
- CUSHING PRE-KINDERGARTEN SCHLElementary · 89 students
Other schools in Cushing
- CUSHING HSHigh · 521 students
- CUSHING MSMiddle · 488 students
- CUSHING LOWER ESElementary · 223 students
- OAK GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLElementary · 154 students
- CUSHING PRE-KINDERGARTEN SCHLElementary · 89 students
Nearby schools
- CUSHING HS1.5 mi · 521
- CUSHING PRE-KINDERGARTEN SCHL1.7 mi · 89
- CUSHING MS1.8 mi · 488
- CUSHING LOWER ES2.3 mi · 223
- OAK GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL7.1 mi · 154
- RIPLEY ES7.8 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About CUSHING UPPER ESWhat is the total enrollment at CUSHING UPPER ES?
CUSHING UPPER ES enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does CUSHING UPPER ES serve?
CUSHING UPPER ES serves grades 02-04.
How many teachers does CUSHING UPPER ES have?
CUSHING UPPER ES employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at CUSHING UPPER ES?
Student demographics at CUSHING UPPER ES are roughly 62% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Two or more.
What district is CUSHING UPPER ES in?
CUSHING UPPER ES is part of CUSHING.
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