Enrollment
219
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIEND·NCES 401221000575
Friend Public School
1307 County Road 1350, Chickasha, OK 73018 · (405) 224-3822 · Grady County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.2:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
123 students
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 | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 69% larger than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
28.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Friend Public School
Friend Public School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friend Public School this school | 219 | 56.2% | 32.9% |
| Hydro-Eakly Elementary School Hydro | 227 | 56.4% | 60.3% |
| Shattuck Elementary School Shattuck | 236 | 58.5% | 35.7% |
| Okeene Elementary School Okeene | 179 | 57.0% | 33.5% |
| Gilmour Elementary School Kingfisher | 254 | 54.7% | N/A |
| Cedar Heights Elementary School Woodward | 237 | 54.4% | N/A |
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 Friend Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Grady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #362 of 555 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #463 of 651 | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #292 of 523 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #675 of 941 | #13 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #405 of 708 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #574 of 708 | #6 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #659 of 876 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #185 of 548 | #2 of 11 |
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
219
-26 (-11%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 219 | 13.5 | 16.2:1 | 56% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 14.1 | 16.4:1 | 56% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 12.9 | 16.7:1 | 55% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 16 | 15.3:1 | 57% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 15.3 | 17.6:1 | 58% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | 64% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 58% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 42% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friend Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (270 to 219); teachers down 12% (15.3 to 13.5).
About Friend Public School
Friend Public School is an elementary school in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and it is part of FRIEND. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 219 students. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, which is about 366.
The local education agency for Friend Public School is FRIEND.
White students account for 65% of enrollment at Friend Public School. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 80% White. By the diversity index, Friend Public School comes in at 52%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1 at Friend Public School, with 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have a similar average ratio of 15.6:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 56%. Across public schools in Grady County, the average is about the same, 55%.
Friend Public School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Oklahoma public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.4%.
Within Grady County, median household income is about $75,419, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Grady County number 33 and enroll about 9,669.
Lincoln Elementary School is the public school closest to Friend Public School, about 3.1 miles away. Friend Public School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Friend Public School at 4th of 5.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 245 to 219.
The Friend Public School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Grady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,606
Census ACS
Median income
$75,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
9,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chickasha
- Chickasha High SchoolHigh · 745 students
- Grand Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Bill Wallace Ec CenterElementary · 409 students
- Pioneer Public SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Chickasha Middle SchoolMiddle · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School3.1 mi · 308
- Chickasha Middle School3.8 mi · 288
- Chickasha High School4.4 mi · 745
- Grand Avenue Elementary School4.5 mi · 475
- Bill Wallace Ec Center4.6 mi · 409
- Amber-Pocasset High School7.0 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Friend Public SchoolHow many students attend Friend Public School?
Friend Public School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Friend Public School serve?
Friend Public School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friend Public School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Friend Public School is approximately 16.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Friend Public School?
At Friend Public School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Friend Public School public or private?
Friend Public School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FRIEND.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.