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Alumni: what's one memory from ELK CITY ES that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK CITY·NCES 401074002836
Elk City Elementary School
2801 Brigadier General Ronald D Buckley Ave, Elk City, OK 73644 · (580) 225-7722 · Beckham County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
460 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 136 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 152 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 162 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 20% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Elk City Elementary School→Elk City Intermediate Elementary School→Elk City Middle School→Elk City High School
Based on grade levels within ELK CITY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
43.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 35 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Elk City Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk City Elementary School this school | 729 | 63.1% | 39.0% |
| John K Hubbard Elementary School Noble | 618 | 64.4% | 25.5% |
| Little Axe Elementary School Norman | 526 | 68.6% | N/A |
| Mustang Centennial Elementary School Mustang | 630 | 55.6% | 32.9% |
| Charter Oak Elementary School Guthrie | 468 | 59.8% | N/A |
| Lindsay Elementary School Lindsay | 503 | 68.2% | N/A |
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 Elk City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #210 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #182 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #213 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #41 of 941 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #446 of 708 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #485 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #584 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #451 of 548 |
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
729
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 729 | 44.2 | 16.5:1 | 63% (460) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 67% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 43.2 | 17.4:1 | 54% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 65% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 45.2 | 17.0:1 | 65% (498) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (769 to 729); teachers down 2% (45.2 to 44.2).
About Elk City Elementary School
Elk City Elementary School is a public elementary school run by ELK CITY in Elk City, Oklahoma. It reports enrollment of 729 students in pre-K through 3. The school is 99% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Elk City Elementary School is part of a district of 4 schools: ELK CITY, with 2,122 students.
Federal enrollment data show Elk City Elementary School is 60% White. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Native American. The school's White share is 21 points below the 81% share among Beckham County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Elk City Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Elk City Elementary School totals 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Elk City Elementary School is about 63%. Public schools in Beckham County average a similar 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Elk City Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 63% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Elk City Elementary School is +5.0 points: 39.0% actual, 34.0% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Beckham County show that the median household earns about $53,328 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Beckham County has 13 public schools with about 3,884 students, including Elk City Elementary School.
Elk City High School is the nearest public school to Elk City Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Elk City Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Elk City Elementary School was 715 in 2020-21 and 729 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Elk City Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Beckham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,148
Census ACS
Median income
$53,328
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELK CITY
- Elk City High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Elk City Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Elk City Middle SchoolMiddle · 297 students
Other schools in Elk City
- Elk City High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Merritt Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Elk City Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Elk City Middle SchoolMiddle · 297 students
- Merritt High SchoolHigh · 165 students
Nearby schools
- Elk City High School0.3 mi · 627
- Elk City Intermediate Elementary School0.3 mi · 469
- Elk City Middle School1.5 mi · 297
- Merritt High School3.3 mi · 165
- Merritt Elementary School3.3 mi · 621
- Canute Elementary School8.8 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Elk City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Elk City Elementary School?
Elk City Elementary School enrolls approximately 729 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Elk City Elementary School serve?
Elk City Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Elk City Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Elk City Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elk City Elementary School?
At Elk City Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Elk City Elementary School public or private?
Elk City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ELK CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.