DRUMMOND ES

DRUMMOND ES is a compact K-5 school in Drummond, Oklahoma, overseen by DRUMMOND. The school works with 236 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 36% smaller than the state mean of about 366.

DRUMMOND runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 351 students. DRUMMOND ES is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, DRUMMOND ES records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school records 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting DRUMMOND ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Garfield County (around 72%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DRUMMOND ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 36.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Garfield County shows median household income runs about $66,182, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. DRUMMOND ES is one of 34 public schools in Garfield County (combined enrollment of about 10,724 students).

DRUMMOND HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, DRUMMOND ES comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 28.1%.

DRUMMOND ES operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. DRUMMOND ES's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 253 (now 236). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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