KETCHUM ES

KETCHUM ES is one of the small elementary campuss in Ketchum, Oklahoma, part of KETCHUM, with 255 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

Across the 3 schools in KETCHUM (543 students total), KETCHUM ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, KETCHUM ES shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 29% Native American, 16% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Craig County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KETCHUM ES has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KETCHUM ES sits in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.2%; actual is 49.9%, +17.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, Craig County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,922, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Craig County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,365 students), of which KETCHUM ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: KETCHUM MS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KETCHUM ES at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. KETCHUM ES's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 274 (now 255). White enrollment moved from 56% to 46% across the same window.

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