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Enrollment
469
Middle
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK CITY·NCES 401074000498
Elk City Intermediate Elementary School
800 N Pioneer Rd, Elk City, OK 73644 · (580) 225-2687 · Beckham County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
306 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 161 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 170 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 138 | 29% |
Student demographics
57%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
Feeds from
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
33.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
43.6%
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 44 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Intermediate Elementary School
Elk City Intermediate Elementary School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk City Intermediate Elementary School this school | 469 | 65.2% | 41.8% |
| Guthrie Junior High School Guthrie | 500 | 64.4% | 32.6% |
| Guthrie Upper Elementary School Guthrie | 534 | 66.5% | 20.7% |
| Woodward Ms North Campus Woodward | 362 | 61.3% | 26.5% |
| Woodward Ms South Campus Woodward | 369 | 60.2% | 32.0% |
| Elk City Middle School Elk City | 297 | 63.3% | 40.4% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 Intermediate Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #25 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #23 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #47 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #111 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #165 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #183 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #169 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #87 of 89 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
469
+51 (+12%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 469 | 27.4 | 17.1:1 | 65% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 27.7 | 16.0:1 | 67% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 27.4 | 15.8:1 | 59% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 64% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 28.6 | 16.3:1 | 66% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 54% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 56% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 47% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk City Intermediate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (466 to 469); teachers down 4% (28.6 to 27.4).
About Elk City Intermediate Elementary School
As a mid-sized middle-grades school, Elk City Intermediate Elementary School serves students in Elk City, Oklahoma. Enrollment stands at 469 students, covering grades 4 through 6. That puts enrollment 21% larger than the 388-student average for middle schools in Oklahoma.
Elk City Intermediate Elementary School is one of the 4 schools that make up ELK CITY (2,122 students in total).
The student body at Elk City Intermediate Elementary School is 60% White. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 2% Black. Beckham County's residents are about 81% White, 20 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Elk City Intermediate Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. The school's 17.1:1 compares with an average of 15.7:1 for middle schools in Oklahoma. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 65%.
Elk City Intermediate Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 94% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
In Oklahoma, Elk City Intermediate Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.8% actual against a predicted 33.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Beckham County show that median household income comes to about $53,328, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 3,884 students.
Elk City High School is about 0.2 miles from Elk City Intermediate Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Nearby schools with test data average 42.3% proficiency; Elk City Intermediate Elementary School posts 41.8%.
Locale data from NCES put Elk City Intermediate Elementary School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 469, from 418 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Elk City High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Elk City Middle SchoolMiddle · 297 students
Other schools in Elk City
- Elk City Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Elk City High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Merritt Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Elk City Middle SchoolMiddle · 297 students
- Merritt High SchoolHigh · 165 students
Nearby schools
- Elk City High School0.2 mi · 627
- Elk City Elementary School0.3 mi · 729
- Elk City Middle School1.2 mi · 297
- Merritt High School3.4 mi · 165
- Merritt Elementary School3.4 mi · 621
- Canute Elementary School8.5 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Elk City Intermediate Elementary SchoolHow large is Elk City Intermediate Elementary School?
Elk City Intermediate Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Elk City Intermediate Elementary School serve?
Elk City Intermediate Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many teachers does Elk City Intermediate Elementary School have?
Elk City Intermediate Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is Elk City Intermediate Elementary School?
Elk City Intermediate Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Elk City Intermediate Elementary School in?
Elk City Intermediate Elementary School is part of ELK CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.