DEPEW ES

Located at 500 7th St, in Depew, Oklahoma, DEPEW ES is a modestly sized elementary school that instructs 256 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within DEPEW. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

Within DEPEW, which oversees 2 schools and 364 students, DEPEW ES is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, DEPEW ES shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 20% Native American, 14% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DEPEW ES has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Creek County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEPEW ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Creek County shows median household earnings sit near $62,338, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. DEPEW ES is one of 38 public schools in Creek County (combined enrollment of about 11,952 students).

The closest other public school is DEPEW HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEPEW ES ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 246 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 69% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

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