EDISON ES

EDISON ES, a low-enrollment elementary campus in Mangum, Oklahoma, part of MANGUM, caters to 220 students, covering grades 1 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 40% leaner than typical.

MANGUM runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 606 students. EDISON ES is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, EDISON ES records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, EDISON ES has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 81% 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 residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EDISON ES sits in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 27.9%; actual is 62.3%, +34.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Greer County shows median household income runs about $59,406, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Greer County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 818 students), EDISON ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mangum Early Childhood Center, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around EDISON ES. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EDISON ES ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 24.2%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 37%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 220 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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