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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWE·NCES 401512000708
Howe Elementary School
21444 E N Railroad Street, Howe, OK 74940 · (918) 658-3508 · Le Flore County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
288 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 | 44 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Howe Elementary School→Howe High School
Based on grade levels within HOWE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
38.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Howe Elementary School
Howe Elementary School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Elementary School this school | 447 | 64.4% | 37.0% |
| Comanche Elementary School Comanche | 439 | 64.7% | 30.4% |
| Dewey Elementary School Dewey | 550 | 61.5% | 37.5% |
| Lindsay Elementary School Lindsay | 503 | 68.2% | N/A |
| Pioneer Elementary School Noble | 441 | 61.2% | 36.1% |
| Little Axe Elementary School Norman | 526 | 68.6% | N/A |
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 Howe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Le Flore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #258 of 555 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #248 of 651 | #2 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #368 of 523 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #266 of 941 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #615 of 708 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #496 of 708 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #567 of 876 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #66 of 164 | N/A |
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
447
+35 (+8%) vs 2020
+130% since 1990-91, when it was 194
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 447 | 24.5 | 18.2:1 | 64% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 72% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 25.8 | 18.0:1 | 59% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 69% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 24.7 | 16.3:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 92% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 84% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 15 | 16.2:1 | 99% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 194 | 11 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (403 to 447); teachers down 1% (24.7 to 24.5).
About Howe Elementary School
Howe Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Howe, Oklahoma. Its enrollment is 447 students, spread over pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students, which makes this school 22% larger than average.
The district, HOWE, has 666 students enrolled across 2 schools.
About 61% of the student body at Howe Elementary School is White. Other groups include 22% Native American, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Le Flore County residents are about 70% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 18.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Howe Elementary School, which has 24.5. The school's 18.2:1 compares with an average of 15.6:1 for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 64%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.5%.
In the surrounding county, Le Flore County, the median household earns about $51,565 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Howe Elementary School, Le Flore County has 38 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Howe High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Howe Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Howe Elementary School comes in 1st of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% rise, from 412 to 447. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.2:1 to 18.2:1.
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Le Flore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,053
Census ACS
Median income
$51,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Howe Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Howe Elementary. Howe Elementary School is the largest of the 10.
- Howe Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 398 students
- HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NY · 390 students
- Howe ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 350 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 341 students
- Howe ElementaryWisconsin Rapids, WI · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Howe High School0.0 mi · 219
- Wister Elementary School5.1 mi · 325
- Wister High School5.1 mi · 155
- Heavener Elementary School5.2 mi · 542
- Heavener High School5.2 mi · 300
- Pansy Kidd Middle School6.8 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Howe Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Howe Elementary School?
Howe Elementary School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Howe Elementary School serve?
Howe Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Howe Elementary School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Howe Elementary School.
How diverse is Howe Elementary School?
Howe Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Howe Elementary School?
Howe Elementary School is overseen by HOWE in Le Flore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.