Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMPIRE·NCES 401089000504
Empire Elementary School
276803 E 1760 Road, Duncan, OK 73533 · (580) 255-4150 · Stephens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
103 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 68%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 EMPIRE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
46.1%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Empire Elementary School
Empire Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Elementary School this school | 244 | 42.2% | 44.1% |
| Tuttle Early Childhood Center Tuttle | 237 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Minco Elementary School MINCO | 300 | 44.3% | 31.7% |
| Clara Reynolds Elementary School Harrah | 304 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Tuttle Intermediate Elementary School Tuttle | 266 | 37.2% | 44.1% |
| Plato Elementary School Duncan | 283 | 43.1% | 38.5% |
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 Empire Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Stephens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #115 of 555 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #142 of 651 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #236 of 523 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #628 of 941 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #426 of 708 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #617 of 708 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #796 of 876 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #277 of 548 | #5 of 9 |
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
244
-18 (-7%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 244 | 14.9 | 16.3:1 | 42% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 15.1 | 15.8:1 | 58% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 14.3 | 18.6:1 | 54% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 57% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 16.6 | 17.0:1 | 59% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 61% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 53% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 38% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 16 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Empire Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (283 to 244); teachers down 10% (16.6 to 14.9).
About Empire Elementary School
Empire Elementary School is a small elementary school in Duncan, Oklahoma, under EMPIRE. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 244 students enrolled. It has 33% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma (about 366).
Across its 3 schools, EMPIRE enrolls 506 students. Empire Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Empire Elementary School is 69%, a majority. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Native American. For comparison, the population of Stephens County is roughly 80% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 14.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, 15.6:1, is lower. Roughly 42% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Stephens County, the average is 60%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Empire Elementary School is 2.9 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.1% actual, 41.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oklahoma.
In the wider Stephens County area, the median household earns about $61,620 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Stephens County, 26 public schools serve about 7,186 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Empire Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Empire Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school's student count fell 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Empire Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stephens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,551
Census ACS
Median income
$61,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,186 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EMPIRE
- Empire High SchoolHigh · 150 students
- Empire Middle SchoolMiddle · 112 students
Other schools in Duncan
- Duncan High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Duncan Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Plato Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
Other Empire Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Empire Elementary. Empire Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Empire ElementaryCarson City, NV · 445 students
- Empire ElementaryEmpire, CA · 384 students
- Empire Elementary SchoolFreeport, IL · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Empire Middle School0.0 mi · 112
- Empire High School0.0 mi · 150
- Duncan Middle School5.2 mi · 696
- Mark Twain Elementary School5.3 mi · 160
- Horace Mann Elementary School5.8 mi · 327
- Duncan High School5.8 mi · 981
Frequently asked questions
About Empire Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Empire Elementary School?
Empire Elementary School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Empire Elementary School serve?
Empire Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Empire Elementary School have?
Empire Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Empire Elementary School?
Student demographics at Empire Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Empire Elementary School in?
Empire Elementary School is part of EMPIRE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.