Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWTON·NCES 401725001865
Hugh Bish Elementary School
5611 Northwest Alan A Dale Lane, Lawton, OK 73505 · (580) 248-2244 · Comanche County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
220 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
35.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
38.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Hugh Bish Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Bish Elementary School this school | 276 | 79.7% | 36.5% |
| Crosby Park Elementary School Lawton | 284 | 78.9% | N/A |
| Pioneer Park Elementary School Lawton | 318 | 77.7% | N/A |
| Carriage Hills Elementary School Lawton | 294 | 83.0% | 26.7% |
| Almor West Elementary School Lawton | 228 | 77.2% | N/A |
| Hoover Elementary School Tulsa | 297 | 74.4% | 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 Hugh Bish Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Comanche County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #269 of 555 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #261 of 651 | #6 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #216 of 523 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #568 of 941 | #19 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #81 of 708 | #2 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #43 of 708 | #10 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.7% | #282 of 876 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #372 of 548 | #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
276
+75 (+37%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 276 | 20.5 | 13.5:1 | 80% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 18.2 | 16.6:1 | 87% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 22.1 | 16.2:1 | 72% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 72% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 69% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | 69% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 50% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 46% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 22 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hugh Bish Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (302 to 276); teachers up 8% (19 to 20.5).
About Hugh Bish Elementary School
A small elementary school in Lawton, Oklahoma, Hugh Bish Elementary School is part of LAWTON. It educates 276 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366 students.
Hugh Bish Elementary School belongs to LAWTON, a district of 23 schools and 13,642 students.
Enrollment at Hugh Bish Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 33%. It is also 27% Hispanic, 19% Black, 14% multiracial, and 4% Native American. For comparison, the population of Comanche County is roughly 58% White. Hugh Bish Elementary School has a diversity index of 76%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Hugh Bish Elementary School is 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.5:1. That ratio is under the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 80%. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Comanche County.
allk12 grades Hugh Bish Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hugh Bish Elementary School is 28.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Comanche County show that median household income is about $60,761, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 44 public schools operate in Comanche County, serving about 20,786 students.
Nearby, Crosby Park Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away. Hugh Bish Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 23.4% on proficiency, and Hugh Bish Elementary School is above that at 36.5%.
Hugh Bish Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 276 was 37% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 201. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.5:1) than in 2020-21 (11.2:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hugh Bish Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Comanche County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,825
Census ACS
Median income
$60,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAWTON
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,251 students
- Lawton High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 955 students
Other schools in Lawton
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,251 students
- Lawton High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 955 students
Nearby schools
- Crosby Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 284
- Ridgecrest Elementary School0.8 mi · 456
- Learning Tree Academy1.4 mi · 547
- Edison Elementary School1.4 mi · 437
- Woodland Hills Elementary School1.6 mi · 381
- Eisenhower Middle School1.8 mi · 1,087
Frequently asked questions
About Hugh Bish Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hugh Bish Elementary School?
Hugh Bish Elementary School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hugh Bish Elementary School serve?
Hugh Bish Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hugh Bish Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Hugh Bish Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hugh Bish Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hugh Bish Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 27% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Hugh Bish Elementary School?
Hugh Bish Elementary School is overseen by LAWTON in Comanche County.
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