Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GANS·NCES 401239000581
Gans Elementary School
204 N Stacy, Gans, OK 74936 · (918) 775-2236 · Sequoyah County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
204 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 32 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 56% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Gans Elementary School→Gans High School
Based on grade levels within GANS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
18.2%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Gans Elementary School
Gans Elementary School's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gans Elementary School this school | 249 | 81.9% | 30.0% |
| Wilson Elementary School Miami | 250 | 82.4% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary School Miami | 231 | 79.7% | N/A |
| Crowder Elementary School CROWDER | 237 | 82.3% | 34.4% |
| Harmony Public School Atoka | 246 | 80.9% | 35.5% |
| Porum Elementary School Porum | 270 | 80.4% | 29.7% |
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 Gans Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Sequoyah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #425 of 555 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #572 of 651 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #6 of 523 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #621 of 941 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #432 of 708 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #466 of 708 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #237 of 876 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #374 of 548 | #7 of 7 |
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
249
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 249 | 15.2 | 16.4:1 | 82% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 80% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 15.8 | 15.1:1 | 69% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 81% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 15.2 | 17.9:1 | 100% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 15 | 19.9:1 | 97% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 83% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 11 | 20.1:1 | 83% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gans Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (272 to 249); teachers unchanged (15.2 to 15.2).
About Gans Elementary School
Gans Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Gans, Oklahoma. It teaches 249 students in pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll about 366 students on average.
Gans Elementary School sits within GANS, which has 2 schools and 345 students.
White students are 52% of those enrolled at Gans Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Native American and 10% multiracial. In Sequoyah County overall, about 62% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Gans Elementary School lists 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1. About 82% of students at Gans Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Gans Elementary School is 2.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.0% versus 27.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oklahoma.
Sequoyah County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $51,093, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 25 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,452, Gans Elementary School among them.
Gans High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Gans Elementary School. Gans Elementary School has 5 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Gans Elementary School had 248 students in 2020-21 and 249 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 16.4:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Gans Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sequoyah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,860
Census ACS
Median income
$51,093
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Gans High School0.0 mi · 96
- Central High School4.1 mi · 166
- Central Elementary School4.1 mi · 329
- Muldrow High School4.4 mi · 437
- Muldrow Middle School4.7 mi · 345
- Muldrow Elementary School5.3 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Gans Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gans Elementary School?
Gans Elementary School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-08.
Is Gans Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gans Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gans Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gans Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gans Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gans Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Gans Elementary School in?
Gans Elementary School is part of GANS.
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