JAY UPPER ES

JAY UPPER ES is a middle-grades school of compact scale in Jay, Oklahoma, run under JAY, works with 321 students in grades 4 through 6.

Across the 4 schools in JAY (1,559 students total), JAY UPPER ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JAY UPPER ES records that 53% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 24% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, JAY UPPER ES has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Delaware County (around 78%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Delaware County) logs that median household earnings sit near $56,676, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. JAY UPPER ES is one of 19 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 6,246 students).

Nearest neighbor: JAY MS, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JAY UPPER ES has rose 25%, going from 256 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025.

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