HEAVENER ES

As an average-sized K-5 school in Heavener, Oklahoma, HEAVENER ES caters to 542 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under HEAVENER. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 48% above typical.

HEAVENER runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 842 students. HEAVENER ES is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HEAVENER ES logs that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% White, 22% Native American, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting HEAVENER ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at HEAVENER ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HEAVENER ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.4%, the actual is 28.7%, a residual of -0.7 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Le Flore County put median household income runs about $51,565, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Le Flore County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,938 students), HEAVENER ES is one campus in the mix.

HEAVENER HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 647 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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