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Enrollment
946
Elementary
DISTRICT 845 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELGIN·NCES 401071000493
Elgin Elementary School
610 J St, Elgin, OK 73538 · (580) 492-3680 · Comanche County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL946 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
333 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 124 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 185 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 169 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 186 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (186).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Based on grade levels within ELGIN. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
42.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Elgin Elementary School
Elgin Elementary School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Elementary School this school | 946 | 35.2% | 37.8% |
| Earl Harris Elementary School Bethany | 769 | 33.8% | 50.0% |
| Newcastle Elementary School Newcastle | 738 | 33.1% | 35.9% |
| Highland Park Elementary School Broken Arrow | 654 | 34.1% | 38.8% |
| Northwood Elementary School Piedmont | 552 | 34.2% | 54.0% |
| Tulsa Classical Academy Elementary School Tulsa | 757 | 27.2% | 36.4% |
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 Elgin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Comanche County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #241 of 555 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #187 of 651 | #4 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #262 of 523 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 946 | #9 of 941 | #2 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #593 of 708 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #425 of 708 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #825 of 876 | #26 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #534 of 548 | #15 of 16 |
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
946
+58 (+7%) vs 2020
+100% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 946 | 53 | 17.9:1 | 35% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 926 | 53.8 | 17.2:1 | 37% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 945 | 54 | 17.5:1 | 29% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | 54 | 16.4:1 | 34% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 953 | 52 | 18.3:1 | 39% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 924 | 49 | 18.9:1 | 35% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 39 | 19.2:1 | 42% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 49% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elgin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (953 to 946); teachers up 2% (52 to 53).
About Elgin Elementary School
Elgin Elementary School is a large elementary school in Oklahoma, with an address in Elgin. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 946 students in pre-K through 4. Against the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 158% higher.
ELGIN is the district for Elgin Elementary School. It has 3 schools and 2,534 students.
Elgin Elementary School is 57% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 3% Black. The county population is about 58% White, within a few points of the school. Elgin Elementary School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.9 students per teacher. That is 2.2 students per teacher above the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 35% of students. The 67% average for public schools in Comanche County is 32 points higher.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.6% for Elgin Elementary School. The school posts 37.8%, 5.8 points below the prediction.
In Comanche County (population about 121,825), the median household income is $60,761, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Elgin Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in the county.
Elgin Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Elgin Elementary School. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Elgin Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 7% from 2020-21, when Elgin Elementary School had 888 students, to 2024-25, when it had 946. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.4:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
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Comanche County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,825
Census ACS
Median income
$60,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELGIN
- Elgin Middle SchoolMiddle · 799 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 789 students
Other schools in Elgin
- Elgin Middle SchoolMiddle · 799 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 789 students
Other Elgin Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Elgin Elementary. Elgin Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Elgin Elementary SchoolELGIN, TX · 673 students
- Elgin Elementary SchoolMarion, OH · 490 students
- Elgin Elementary SchoolELGIN, AZ · 118 students
- ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLELGIN, NE · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Elgin Middle School0.1 mi · 799
- Elgin High School0.1 mi · 789
- Fletcher Elementary School4.0 mi · 278
- Fletcher Junior High School4.0 mi · 60
- Fletcher High School4.0 mi · 135
- Sterling Elementary School7.0 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Elgin Elementary SchoolHow large is Elgin Elementary School?
Elgin Elementary School enrolls approximately 946 students in grades PK-04.
Is Elgin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elgin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elgin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elgin Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elgin Elementary School?
At Elgin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Elgin Elementary School public or private?
Elgin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ELGIN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.