Enrollment
197
Elementary
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIOWA·NCES 401665000777
Kiowa Elementary School
406 E 8th Street, Kiowa, OK 74553 · (918) 432-5822 · Pittsburg County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- C+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
13.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
115 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 11 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kiowa Elementary School→Kiowa High School
Based on grade levels within KIOWA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 37 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Kiowa Elementary School
Kiowa Elementary School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiowa Elementary School this school | 197 | 58.4% | 37.6% |
| Cleora Public School Afton | 167 | 60.5% | 56.1% |
| Whitefield Public School Whitefield | 231 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Holly Creek Public School Broken Bow | 209 | 53.6% | 44.1% |
| Dickson Upper Elementary School Ardmore | 277 | 59.2% | 34.8% |
| South Coffeyville Elementary School South Coffeyville | 163 | 63.8% | 0.0% |
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 Kiowa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pittsburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #245 of 555 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #327 of 651 | #4 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #176 of 523 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #713 of 941 | #11 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #636 of 876 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #398 of 548 | #6 of 7 |
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
197
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 197 | 15.1 | 13.1:1 | 58% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 14.4 | 14.6:1 | 62% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 14 | 14.5:1 | 57% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 56% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 14.7 | 14.5:1 | 59% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 65% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 57% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 16 | 14.0:1 | 49% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 164 | 3 | 54.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kiowa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (213 to 197); teachers up 2% (14.7 to 15.1).
About Kiowa Elementary School
Kiowa, Oklahoma, is home to Kiowa Elementary School, a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 197 students. Elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students, which makes this school 46% below average.
KIOWA serves 277 students across 2 schools.
The share of White students at Kiowa Elementary School is 52%, a majority. The remaining students are 24% multiracial, 22% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Pittsburg County is about 70% White. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Kiowa Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 115 students, or 58%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Pittsburg County report 73%.
Kiowa Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kiowa Elementary School would score about 35.6%. It scores 37.6%, 2.0 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Pittsburg County show that the median household earns about $55,310 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Pittsburg County has 36 public schools with about 7,341 students, including Kiowa Elementary School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Kiowa Elementary School from the closest public school, Kiowa High School. The five-mile area around Kiowa Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Kiowa Elementary School ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 37.6% versus a 29.9% average.
Kiowa Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21, Kiowa Elementary School enrolled 201; in 2024-25, 197. The school's ratio dropped from 14.4:1 to 13.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Kiowa Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Pittsburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,561
Census ACS
Median income
$55,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,341 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Kiowa Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kiowa Elementary. Kiowa Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Kiowa Elementary SchoolKIOWA, CO · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Kiowa High School0.0 mi · 80
- Pittsburg Elementary School2.3 mi · 105
- Pittsburg High School2.3 mi · 58
- Savanna Elementary School8.1 mi · 183
- Savanna High School8.1 mi · 130
- Haywood Public School11.9 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Kiowa Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kiowa Elementary School?
Kiowa Elementary School enrolls approximately 197 students in grades PK-08.
Is Kiowa Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kiowa Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Kiowa Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Kiowa Elementary School.
How diverse is Kiowa Elementary School?
Kiowa Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 3% Hispanic, 24% Two or more.
Is Kiowa Elementary School public or private?
Kiowa Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KIOWA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.