GERONIMO ES

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in Geronimo, Oklahoma, GERONIMO ES enrolls 176 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under GERONIMO. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 366.

GERONIMO ES is one of 3 schools operated by GERONIMO, a district that works with 322 students overall.

On the student-mix side, GERONIMO ES records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 24% multiracial, 20% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, GERONIMO ES shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting GERONIMO ES higher than the state norm the norm. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GERONIMO ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 36.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Comanche County) reports that median household income runs about $60,761, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Comanche County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,786 students), of which GERONIMO ES is one.

The closest other public school is GERONIMO MS, roughly 0.6 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GERONIMO ES at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 37.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 198 students in 2018 compared to 176 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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