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Enrollment
534
Middle
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUTHRIE·NCES 401356000631
Guthrie Upper Elementary School
702 North Crooks Drive, Guthrie, OK 73044 · (405) 282-5924 · Logan County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
355 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 278 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 256 | 48% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GUTHRIE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
14.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Guthrie Upper Elementary School
Guthrie Upper Elementary School's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Upper Elementary School this school | 534 | 66.5% | 20.7% |
| Guthrie Junior High School Guthrie | 500 | 64.4% | 32.6% |
| Elk City Intermediate Elementary School Elk City | 469 | 65.2% | 41.8% |
| Durant Intermediate Elementary School Durant | 532 | 66.5% | 26.9% |
| Sapulpa Middle School Sapulpa | 500 | 65.0% | 19.5% |
| Dewitt Waller Middle School Enid | 735 | 67.5% | 25.8% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 Guthrie Upper Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #192 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #190 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #150 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #93 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #185 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #148 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #161 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #6 of 113 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
534
+176 (+49%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 795
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 534 | 29.9 | 17.9:1 | 66% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 31.7 | 16.1:1 | 67% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 58% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 57% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 811 | 41.4 | 19.6:1 | 65% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 41 | 18.7:1 | 65% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 67% (501) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 49 | 14.5:1 | 56% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 795 | 34 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guthrie Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (811 to 534); teachers down 28% (41.4 to 29.9).
About Guthrie Upper Elementary School
Guthrie Upper Elementary School sits in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and is classified as a middle school. Total enrollment is 534 students, and the grades served are 5 through 6. Middle schools in Oklahoma have about 388 students on average; enrollment here is 38% higher.
Guthrie Upper Elementary School reports to GUTHRIE, which has 7 schools and 3,483 students.
More than half of enrollment at Guthrie Upper Elementary School is White: 55%. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Black, and 4% Native American. The school's White share is 21 points below the 76% share among Logan County residents. The diversity index for Guthrie Upper Elementary School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Guthrie Upper Elementary School, giving a ratio of 17.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Oklahoma is 15.7:1. A total of 355 students, or 66%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Guthrie Upper Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Guthrie Upper Elementary School is 12.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 20.7%. Predicted: 32.8%.
In Logan County, home to about 51,938 people, median household income comes to about $83,899, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Logan County's 17 public schools enroll about 5,368 students and include Guthrie Upper Elementary School.
Guthrie High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2020-21 the school reported 358 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 534. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Guthrie Upper Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,938
Census ACS
Median income
$83,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,368 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GUTHRIE
- Guthrie High SchoolHigh · 960 students
- Guthrie Junior High SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Charter Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Fogarty Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Cotteral Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Other schools in Guthrie
- Guthrie High SchoolHigh · 960 students
- Guthrie Junior High SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Charter Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Fogarty Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Cotteral Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- E-School Virtual High SchoolHigh · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Guthrie High School0.2 mi · 960
- Fogarty Elementary School0.6 mi · 405
- Central Elementary School1.0 mi · 269
- Guthrie Junior High School1.2 mi · 500
- Cotteral Elementary School2.1 mi · 347
- E-School Virtual Elementary School2.8 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Guthrie Upper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Guthrie Upper Elementary School?
Guthrie Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Guthrie Upper Elementary School serve?
Guthrie Upper Elementary School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guthrie Upper Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guthrie Upper Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Guthrie Upper Elementary School?
Student demographics at Guthrie Upper Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Guthrie Upper Elementary School?
Guthrie Upper Elementary School is overseen by GUTHRIE in Logan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.