ELK CITY ES

ELK CITY ES is one of the large elementary campuss in Elk City, Oklahoma, run under ELK CITY, with 729 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 99% bigger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

Across the 4 schools in ELK CITY (2,122 students total), ELK CITY ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, ELK CITY ES logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, ELK CITY ES records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting ELK CITY ES higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at ELK CITY ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ELK CITY ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Beckham County shows median household earnings sit near $53,328, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Beckham County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students), of which ELK CITY ES is one.

ELK CITY HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELK CITY ES at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

ELK CITY ES operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELK CITY ES has ticked down 5%, going from 769 students in 2018 to 729 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.