Enrollment
102
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYWOOD·NCES 401410000665
Haywood Public School
11461 West State Hwy 31, McAlester, OK 74501 · (918) 423-6265 · Pittsburg County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL102 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- 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.
- ·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
7.8:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
78 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 | 13 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
67%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
0.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
40.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Haywood Public School
Haywood Public School's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood Public School this school | 102 | 76.5% | 28.7% |
| Fanshawe Public School Fanshawe | 94 | 71.3% | N/A |
| Paoli Elementary School Paoli | 95 | 80.0% | 36.0% |
| Paden Elementary School PADEN | 143 | 79.0% | 0.0% |
| Panola Elementary School Wilburton | 70 | 71.4% | N/A |
| Osage Public School Pryor | 94 | 71.3% | 0.0% |
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 Haywood Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pittsburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #446 of 555 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #221 of 651 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #493 of 523 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 102 | #872 of 941 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #354 of 876 | #10 of 16 |
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
102
-14 (-12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 102 | 13 | 7.8:1 | 76% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 13.2 | 9.3:1 | 80% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 11.6 | 9.5:1 | 75% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 116 | 12 | 9.7:1 | 83% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 114 | 12.5 | 9.1:1 | 97% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | 83% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 115 | 9 | 12.8:1 | 81% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 62% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haywood Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (114 to 102); teachers up 4% (12.5 to 13).
About Haywood Public School
Haywood Public School is a very small elementary school based in McAlester, Oklahoma. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 102 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll about 366 students on average.
Haywood Public School reports to HAYWOOD.
No group is above 50% at Haywood Public School; the largest is White, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 34% multiracial, 14% Native American, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Pittsburg County, the White share is about 70%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
The school had 13 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 7.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1. The school reported 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Pittsburg County is close, at 73%.
Haywood Public School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
The model predicts 29.4% for a school in Oklahoma with Haywood Public School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Haywood Public School posts 28.7%.
Census data for Pittsburg County show the median household earns about $55,310 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Pittsburg County number 36, with about 7,341 students.
Savanna High School is about 7.2 miles from Haywood Public School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Haywood Public School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Haywood Public School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 102, from 116 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 7.8 students per teacher, compared with 9.7 in 2020-21.
People who know Haywood Public School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Pittsburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,561
Census ACS
Median income
$55,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,341 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McAlester
- McAlester High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Randy Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
- Parker Intermediate CenterMiddle · 437 students
- Frink-Chambers Public SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Puterbaugh Upper ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Savanna High School7.2 mi · 130
- Savanna Elementary School7.2 mi · 183
- Stuart Elementary School8.7 mi · 129
- Stuart High School8.7 mi · 76
- Frink-Chambers Public School9.0 mi · 388
- Tannehill Public School9.4 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Haywood Public SchoolHow large is Haywood Public School?
Haywood Public School enrolls approximately 102 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Haywood Public School serve?
Haywood Public School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Haywood Public School?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at Haywood Public School.
How diverse is Haywood Public School?
Haywood Public School reports a student body of 44% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 34% Two or more.
Is Haywood Public School public or private?
Haywood Public School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAYWOOD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.