Enrollment
303
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENNINGS·NCES 401575000741
Jennings Public School
475 North Oak Street, Jennings, OK 74038 · (918) 757-2536 · Pawnee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.0:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
241 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 | 30 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 29% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
59%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
29.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.1%
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 35 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Jennings Public School
Jennings Public School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Public School this school | 303 | 79.5% | 38.2% |
| Panama Elementary School Panama | 414 | 81.4% | 25.4% |
| Crowder Elementary School CROWDER | 237 | 82.3% | 34.4% |
| Gans Elementary School Gans | 249 | 81.9% | 30.0% |
| Ethel Reed Elementary School Holdenville | 340 | 82.6% | 39.5% |
| Porum Elementary School Porum | 270 | 80.4% | 29.7% |
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 Jennings Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #232 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #322 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #374 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #520 of 941 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #509 of 708 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #467 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #286 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.9% | #18 of 164 |
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
303
+80 (+36%) vs 2020
+112% since 1990-91, when it was 143
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 303 | 17.9 | 17.0:1 | 80% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 18.8 | 14.1:1 | 80% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 18.6 | 13.3:1 | 81% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 79% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 11.9 | 18.0:1 | 97% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 12 | 18.0:1 | 77% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 13 | 15.4:1 | 78% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 68% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 143 | 9 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jennings Public School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (215 to 303); teachers up 50% (11.9 to 17.9).
About Jennings Public School
Jennings Public School sits in Jennings, Oklahoma, and is classified as an elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 303 students.
For district matters, Jennings Public School falls under JENNINGS.
At 60%, White students outnumber all other groups at Jennings Public School combined. The remaining students are 17% Native American, 12% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among people living in Pawnee County, the White share is about 76%. By the diversity index, Jennings Public School comes in at 59%.
Jennings Public School's 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 80%. That is higher than the 69% average for public schools in Pawnee County.
Jennings Public School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Oklahoma public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Jennings Public School is 9.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
Census estimates describe Pawnee County this way: median household income is about $58,738, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Pawnee County number 8 and enroll about 2,456.
The shortest distance from Jennings Public School to another public school is about 6.8 miles, to J. F. Kennedy Elementary School. The ten-mile area around Jennings Public School holds 5 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Jennings Public School had 223 students in 2020-21 and 303 in 2024-25, a 36% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 17.0:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,795
Census ACS
Median income
$58,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,456 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- J. F. Kennedy Elementary School6.8 mi · 168
- Oilton High School6.9 mi · 72
- Yale Elementary School8.2 mi · 167
- Yale Middle School8.4 mi · 71
- Yale High School8.4 mi · 127
- Cleveland Primary Elementary School10.3 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Jennings Public SchoolHow large is Jennings Public School?
Jennings Public School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-08.
Is Jennings Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jennings Public School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Jennings Public School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Jennings Public School.
How diverse is Jennings Public School?
Jennings Public School reports a student body of 60% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Jennings Public School?
Jennings Public School is overseen by JENNINGS in Pawnee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.