Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSHING·NCES 400924002810
Cushing Upper Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 114 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CUSHING. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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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 →
Schools most like Cushing Upper Elementary School
Cushing Upper Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing Upper Elementary School this school | 360 | 54.7% | 29.9% |
| Morrison Elementary School Morrison | 341 | 56.0% | 50.7% |
| Lone Grove Intermediate School Lone Grove | 332 | 54.5% | 38.3% |
| Virginia Smith Elementary School Harrah | 339 | 52.8% | N/A |
| Russell Babb Elementary School Harrah | 314 | 54.1% | 34.3% |
| Perkins-Tryon Intermediate Elementary School PERKINS | 366 | 52.2% | 44.0% |
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 Cushing Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Payne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #433 of 555 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #291 of 651 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #455 of 523 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #426 of 941 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #159 of 708 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #500 of 708 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #680 of 876 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #341 of 548 | #8 of 9 |
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
360
+57 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 360 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 55% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 62% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 52% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 46% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 25.4 | 15.8:1 | 58% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 65% (280) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cushing Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (401 to 360); teachers down 2% (25.4 to 25).
About Cushing Upper Elementary School
Cushing Upper Elementary School is one of the public schools in Cushing, Oklahoma. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from 2 through 4, with 360 students enrolled.
CUSHING counts 1,681 students in its 5 schools, and Cushing Upper Elementary School is one of them.
Cushing Upper Elementary School is 62% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 16% multiracial, 11% Native American, and 10% Hispanic. That compares with about 75% White among all Payne County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Cushing Upper Elementary School total 25 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma have 15.6:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 55%. For comparison, public schools in Payne County average 52%.
On BeatsExpectations, Cushing Upper Elementary School is 7.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
In the county around the school, Payne County, the median household income is $49,809, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Payne County is home to 26 public schools and about 10,609 public school students.
Cushing High School is located about 1.5 miles from Cushing Upper Elementary School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cushing Upper Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 360, a 19% rise from 303 in 2020-21.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- Cushing Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Cushing Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- Cushing Pre-Kindergarten SchlElementary · 89 students
Other schools in Cushing
- Cushing High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- Cushing Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Cushing Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- Oak Grove Public SchoolElementary · 154 students
- Cushing Pre-Kindergarten SchlElementary · 89 students
Nearby schools
- Cushing High School1.5 mi · 521
- Cushing Pre-Kindergarten Schl1.7 mi · 89
- Cushing Middle School1.8 mi · 488
- Cushing Lower Elementary School2.3 mi · 223
- Oak Grove Public School7.1 mi · 154
- Ripley Elementary School7.8 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Cushing Upper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cushing Upper Elementary School?
Cushing Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does Cushing Upper Elementary School serve?
Cushing Upper Elementary School serves grades 02-04.
How many teachers does Cushing Upper Elementary School have?
Cushing Upper Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Cushing Upper Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cushing Upper Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Two or more.
What district is Cushing Upper Elementary School in?
Cushing Upper Elementary School is part of CUSHING.
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