Enrollment
209
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLY CREEK·NCES 401489000702
Holly Creek Public School
401 Holly Creek Road, Broken Bow, OK 74728 · (580) 420-6968 · McCurtain County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.6:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
112 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 | 22 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 170% larger than its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
65%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
38.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
51.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Holly Creek Public School
Holly Creek Public School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Creek Public School this school | 209 | 53.6% | 44.1% |
| Whitefield Public School Whitefield | 231 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Pretty Water Public School Sapulpa | 265 | 51.7% | 34.9% |
| Kiowa Elementary School Kiowa | 197 | 58.4% | 37.6% |
| Mannford Ec Center Mannford | 174 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Dickson Upper Elementary School Ardmore | 277 | 59.2% | 34.8% |
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 Holly Creek Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In McCurtain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #112 of 555 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #90 of 651 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #162 of 523 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #699 of 941 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #91 of 708 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #352 of 708 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #698 of 876 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #243 of 548 | #2 of 10 |
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
209
-30 (-13%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 209 | 15.3 | 13.6:1 | 54% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 12.8 | 17.9:1 | 72% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 14.9 | 15.5:1 | 67% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 10 | 23.9:1 | 62% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 14 | 17.6:1 | 100% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 72% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 13 | 15.8:1 | 83% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 82% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 15 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Creek Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (247 to 209); teachers up 9% (14 to 15.3).
About Holly Creek Public School
A small elementary school in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, Holly Creek Public School is part of HOLLY CREEK. It has an enrollment of 209 students in pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll around 366, and this school is 43% below that mark.
HOLLY CREEK operates Holly Creek Public School.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at Holly Creek Public School. Other reported shares: 20% multiracial, 17% Native American, and 10% Hispanic. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Holly Creek Public School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 15.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, 15.6:1, is higher. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in McCurtain County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Holly Creek Public School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Holly Creek Public School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.1%; the prediction is 37.3%.
The school's county is McCurtain County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $51,929 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Holly Creek Public School shares McCurtain County with 28 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Holly Creek Public School is closest to Lukfata Public School, about 3.2 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Holly Creek Public School is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Holly Creek Public School as Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 209, down from 239 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 23.9:1 to 13.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Holly Creek Public School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
McCurtain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,863
Census ACS
Median income
$51,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
6,370 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Broken Bow
- Broken Bow High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Dierks Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Lukfata Public SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Rector Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 343 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Battiest Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Lukfata Public School3.2 mi · 363
- Dierks Elementary School5.1 mi · 387
- Broken Bow High School5.1 mi · 606
- Rector Johnson Middle School5.3 mi · 343
- Bennett Elementary School5.7 mi · 269
- Idabel Middle School6.0 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Creek Public SchoolHow many students attend Holly Creek Public School?
Holly Creek Public School enrolls approximately 209 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Holly Creek Public School serve?
Holly Creek Public School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Holly Creek Public School have?
Holly Creek Public School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Holly Creek Public School?
Holly Creek Public School reports a student body of 53% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Holly Creek Public School in?
Holly Creek Public School is part of HOLLY CREEK.
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