E. M. TROUT ES

Set in Ponca City, Oklahoma, E. M. TROUT ES is a compact elementary campus, run under PONCA CITY. It hosts 267 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 366.

Across the 11 schools in PONCA CITY (4,466 students total), E. M. TROUT ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, E. M. TROUT ES records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 15% Native American, 15% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting E. M. TROUT ES higher than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, E. M. TROUT ES is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 28.8%; this one delivers 45.8%, a residual of +17.1 points.

In the area at large, Kay County reports that median household income runs about $58,423, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Kay County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students), E. M. TROUT ES is one campus in the mix.

WOODLANDS ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around E. M. TROUT ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts E. M. TROUT ES at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 36.2%.

E. M. TROUT ES operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. E. M. TROUT ES's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 255 (now 267). The White share of enrollment fell from 67% to 50% over that span.

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