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KEYS ES
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About KEYS ES
KEYS ES operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in Park Hill, Oklahoma, one of the schools within KEYS. Current enrollment sits at 511 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 40% bigger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.
Across the 2 schools in KEYS (769 students total), KEYS ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, KEYS ES logs that the largest single group is Native American at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 31% White, 17% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.
On the resource side, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting KEYS ES higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 73% of students at KEYS ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, KEYS ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.7%, the actual is 33.7%, a residual of +3.0 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cherokee County put median household earnings sit near $53,218, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Cherokee County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,401 students), KEYS ES is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: KEYS HS, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KEYS ES comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KEYS ES has rose 6%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for KEYS ES typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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