DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES

DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES is a mid-sized intermediate school in Durant, Oklahoma, overseen by DURANT. The school hosts 532 students in grades 5 through 6. That puts it 37% above the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES is one of 7 schools operated by DURANT, a district that works with 3,844 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES reports that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 17% Native American, 16% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.9%.

Around the school, census data for Bryan County shows median household income runs about $57,225, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES is one of 25 public schools in Bryan County (combined enrollment of about 8,443 students).

NORTHWEST HEIGHTS ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES. On composite proficiency, DURANT INTERMEDIATE ES comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 31%: 770 students in 2018 compared to 532 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.