DEWEY ES

DEWEY ES is a sizable elementary campus in Dewey, Oklahoma, operated by DEWEY. The school serves 550 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 50% larger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

Across the 3 schools in DEWEY (1,157 students total), DEWEY ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, DEWEY ES shows that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 23% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, DEWEY ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 37.5%, a residual of +3.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $60,162 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Washington County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,692 students), DEWEY ES is one campus in the mix.

DEWEY HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEWEY ES ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEWEY ES has fell 8%, going from 600 students in 2018 to 550 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.