HILLDALE LOWER ES

Set in Muskogee, Oklahoma, HILLDALE LOWER ES is a substantial primary school, one of the schools within HILLDALE. It works with 952 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so HILLDALE LOWER ES sits 160% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in HILLDALE (2,008 students total), HILLDALE LOWER ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HILLDALE LOWER ES reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Native American, 24% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Muskogee County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, HILLDALE LOWER ES logs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HILLDALE LOWER ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Muskogee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $53,619 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HILLDALE LOWER ES is one of 36 public schools in Muskogee County (combined enrollment of about 11,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: HILLDALE HS, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HILLDALE LOWER ES. On composite proficiency, HILLDALE LOWER ES comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 34.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HILLDALE LOWER ES has expanded 98%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 952 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 37% across the same window.

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