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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