Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DICKSON·NCES 400991000432
Dickson Upper Elementary School
4762 State Highway 199, Ardmore, OK 73401 · (580) 223-1443 · Carter County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
164 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 3 | 89 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 DICKSON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
34.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Dickson Upper Elementary School
Dickson Upper Elementary School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickson Upper Elementary School this school | 277 | 59.2% | 34.8% |
| Anderson Public School Sand Springs | 280 | 62.5% | 37.1% |
| Prague Elementary School Prague | 278 | 62.9% | 38.9% |
| Morrison Elementary School Morrison | 341 | 56.0% | 50.7% |
| Park Road Elementary School Chandler | 301 | 58.5% | 40.5% |
| Thomas Elementary School Thomas | 260 | 60.0% | 42.3% |
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 Dickson Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Carter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #317 of 555 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #334 of 651 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #148 of 523 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #563 of 941 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #201 of 708 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #390 of 708 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #625 of 876 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #309 of 548 | #4 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
277
+23 (+9%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 277 | 18.7 | 14.8:1 | 59% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 17.3 | 16.8:1 | 62% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 17.1 | 17.9:1 | 56% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 14 | 18.1:1 | 54% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 15.5 | 20.3:1 | 64% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 59% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 64% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 12 | 21.8:1 | 63% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 18 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dickson Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (315 to 277); teachers up 20% (15.5 to 18.7).
About Dickson Upper Elementary School
The public elementary school Dickson Upper Elementary School is located in Ardmore, Oklahoma. It enrolls 277 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 3 through 5. That is 24% below the average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
DICKSON, which runs Dickson Upper Elementary School, has 4 schools and 1,229 students.
The share of White students at Dickson Upper Elementary School is 55%, a majority. After that, the student body is 18% multiracial, 16% Native American, and 11% Hispanic. Census figures show Carter County is about 68% White. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Dickson Upper Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dickson Upper Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have an average ratio of 15.6:1. By family income, 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Carter County averages 70%, higher than here.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Dickson Upper Elementary School would score about 35.3%. It scores 34.8%, within a point of that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Carter County show that the median household earns about $60,723 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Carter County, 28 public schools serve about 8,383 students.
Dickson Middle School is the nearest public school to Dickson Upper Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Dickson Upper Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Dickson Upper Elementary School comes in 1st of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Dickson Upper Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 9%, from 254 to 277. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.8:1, from 18.1:1.
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Carter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,555
Census ACS
Median income
$60,723
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DICKSON
- Dickson High SchoolHigh · 347 students
- Dickson Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Dickson Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Other schools in Ardmore
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 707 students
- Plainview High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Plainview Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Charles Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMiddle · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Dickson Middle School0.0 mi · 282
- Dickson High School0.1 mi · 347
- Dickson Elementary School0.1 mi · 323
- Mannsville Public School6.1 mi · 95
- Will Rogers Elementary School8.1 mi · 324
- Jefferson Elementary School8.3 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Dickson Upper Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dickson Upper Elementary School?
Dickson Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 03-05.
Is Dickson Upper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dickson Upper Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Dickson Upper Elementary School have?
Dickson Upper Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Dickson Upper Elementary School?
Dickson Upper Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 11% Hispanic, 18% Two or more.
Is Dickson Upper Elementary School public or private?
Dickson Upper Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DICKSON.
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