Enrollment
155
Elementary
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARGO·NCES 401143000542
Fargo Elementary School
513 S Main, Fargo, OK 73840 · (580) 698-2298 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
122 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 16 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Fargo Elementary School→Fargo High School
Based on grade levels within FARGO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.2%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
50.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Fargo Elementary School
Fargo Elementary School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo Elementary School this school | 155 | 78.7% | 32.3% |
| Ryan Elementary School Ryan | 171 | 76.0% | 19.4% |
| Riverside Public School El Reno | 170 | 74.7% | 27.3% |
| Blair Elementary School Blair | 117 | 79.5% | 5.0% |
| Granite Elementary School Granite | 143 | 81.1% | 35.0% |
| Academy of Seminole Elementary School Seminole | 181 | 74.6% | 43.4% |
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 Fargo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #372 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #95 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #449 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #795 of 941 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #309 of 876 |
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
155
-13 (-8%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 155 | 14.1 | 11.0:1 | 79% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 13.4 | 11.5:1 | 82% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 14.1 | 10.5:1 | 68% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | 78% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 13.7 | 12.1:1 | 69% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 134 | 14 | 9.6:1 | 78% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 11 | 15.3:1 | 73% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 63% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 142 | 9 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fargo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (166 to 155); teachers up 3% (13.7 to 14.1).
About Fargo Elementary School
Fargo Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Fargo, Oklahoma. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 155 students. That puts enrollment 58% below the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Fargo Elementary School is one school in FARGO, a system of 2 schools with 226 students.
About 60% of the student body at Fargo Elementary School is White. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 3% Native American. By comparison, Ellis County residents are about 87% White. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Fargo Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Fargo Elementary School has a ratio of 11.0:1. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.6:1. Income data for the school show 79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Ellis County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Oklahoma public elementary schools, Fargo Elementary School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fargo Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 32.3% actual against 28.6% predicted.
The school is in Ellis County, where the median household earns about $61,016 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Fargo Elementary School shares Ellis County with 5 other public schools.
Fargo High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Fargo Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Fargo Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 4 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment decreased 8% over 4 years, reaching 155 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Fargo Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,683
Census ACS
Median income
$61,016
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
752 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Fargo High School0.1 mi · 71
- Woodward Ec Center11.4 mi · 301
- Highland Park Elementary School12.5 mi · 209
- Cedar Heights Elementary School12.7 mi · 237
- Woodward High School13.3 mi · 722
- Woodward Ms South Campus13.6 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Fargo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fargo Elementary School?
Fargo Elementary School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-08.
Is Fargo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fargo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fargo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fargo Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fargo Elementary School?
At Fargo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Two or more.
What district is Fargo Elementary School in?
Fargo Elementary School is part of FARGO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.