Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLDENVILLE·NCES 401479000696
ETHEL REED ES
615 S Broadway, Holdenville, OK 74848 · (405) 379-6618 · Hughes County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
281 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 HOLDENVILLE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
42.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
340
-61 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.6:1
% White
50%
was 60%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ETHEL REED ES
Set in Holdenville, Oklahoma, ETHEL REED ES is a mid-sized K-5 school, operated by HOLDENVILLE. It instructs 340 students across grades pre-K through 3.
ETHEL REED ES is one of 3 schools operated by HOLDENVILLE, a district that enrolls 940 students overall.
Demographically, ETHEL REED ES lists that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 33% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hughes County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ETHEL REED ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.5%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Hughes County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,581 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. ETHEL REED ES is one of 13 public schools in Hughes County (combined enrollment of about 2,068 students).
The closest other public school is HOLDENVILLE HS, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around ETHEL REED ES. On composite proficiency, ETHEL REED ES comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 21.4%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.
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Hughes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,389
Census ACS
Median income
$51,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,068 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOLDENVILLE
- THOMAS IESMiddle · 310 students
- HOLDENVILLE HSHigh · 290 students
Other schools in Holdenville
- THOMAS IESMiddle · 310 students
- HOLDENVILLE HSHigh · 290 students
- MOSS ESElementary · 169 students
- MOSS HSHigh · 76 students
Nearby schools
- HOLDENVILLE HS0.8 mi · 290
- THOMAS IES1.2 mi · 310
- JUSTICE PUBLIC SCHOOL6.2 mi · 148
- WEWOKA HS6.8 mi · 166
- WEWOKA ES6.9 mi · 248
- WEWOKA MS7.1 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About ETHEL REED ESWhat is the total enrollment at ETHEL REED ES?
ETHEL REED ES enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does ETHEL REED ES serve?
ETHEL REED ES serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ETHEL REED ES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ETHEL REED ES is approximately 14.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ETHEL REED ES?
Student demographics at ETHEL REED ES are roughly 50% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is ETHEL REED ES in?
ETHEL REED ES is part of HOLDENVILLE.
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