Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYNG·NCES 400606029750
FRANCIS ES
18461 CR 1480, Ada, OK 74820 · (580) 559-0270 · Pontotoc County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
132 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Based on grade levels within BYNG. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
49.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Oklahoma's top 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
201
-78 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.6:1
% White
35%
was 30%
% Hispanic
9%
was 7%
% Black
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FRANCIS ES
Located at 18461 CR 1480, in Ada, Oklahoma, FRANCIS ES is a compact K-5 school that teaches 201 students (grades pre-K through 3), part of BYNG. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 366.
FRANCIS ES is one of 5 schools operated by BYNG, a district that serves 1,753 students overall.
In terms of who attends, FRANCIS ES logs that 37% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 35% White, 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, FRANCIS ES shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting FRANCIS ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at FRANCIS ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FRANCIS ES ranks in the top 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.1%; FRANCIS ES posts 48.0%, +14.9 points above that line.
Around the school, census data for Pontotoc County shows median household earnings sit near $63,017, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FRANCIS ES is one of 23 public schools in Pontotoc County (combined enrollment of about 7,104 students).
BYNG ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRANCIS ES comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.1%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRANCIS ES has edged down 28%, going from 279 students in 2018 to 201 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 30% to 35%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.
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Pontotoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,235
Census ACS
Median income
$63,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,104 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About FRANCIS ESWhat is the total enrollment at FRANCIS ES?
FRANCIS ES enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does FRANCIS ES serve?
FRANCIS ES serves grades PK-03.
How many teachers does FRANCIS ES have?
FRANCIS ES employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is FRANCIS ES?
FRANCIS ES reports a student body of 35% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees FRANCIS ES?
FRANCIS ES is overseen by BYNG in Pontotoc County.
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