ELK CITY IES

As a moderately sized middle school in Elk City, Oklahoma, ELK CITY IES instructs 469 students from grades 4 through 6, one of the schools within ELK CITY. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 388.

Within ELK CITY, which oversees 4 schools and 2,122 students, ELK CITY IES is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, ELK CITY IES reports that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ELK CITY IES reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ELK CITY IES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.3%, the actual is 41.8%, a residual of +8.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Beckham County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,328 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ELK CITY IES is one of 13 public schools in Beckham County (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students).

ELK CITY HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELK CITY IES at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 42.3%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELK CITY IES has changed only slightly, going from 466 students in 2018 to 469 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for ELK CITY IES typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.