KINGSTON ES

Located at NE 4th & Main, in Kingston, Oklahoma, KINGSTON ES is a heavily attended elementary-level community that hosts 601 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of KINGSTON. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 64% bigger than typical.

Within KINGSTON, which oversees 3 schools and 1,234 students, KINGSTON ES is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, KINGSTON ES reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 20% Native American, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at KINGSTON ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, KINGSTON ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.4%.

Across the wider county, Marshall County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,245, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KINGSTON ES is one of 6 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 2,950 students).

KINGSTON MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around KINGSTON ES. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KINGSTON ES ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 657 students in 2018 compared to 601 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 5% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.