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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LATTA ES this year?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LATTA·NCES 401719000792
Latta Elementary School
13925 County Road 1560, Ada, OK 74820 · (580) 332-7669 · Pontotoc County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
291 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 | 63 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within LATTA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
42.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.
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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Latta Elementary School
Latta Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latta Elementary School this school | 522 | 55.7% | 41.6% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Pryor | 517 | 52.6% | 42.0% |
| Marrs Elementary School Skiatook | 462 | 54.5% | N/A |
| Fort Gibson Early Lrning Center Fort Gibson | 414 | 56.0% | N/A |
| George Washington Elementary School Durant | 500 | 60.6% | 42.4% |
| Angus Valley Elementary School Sand Springs | 419 | 55.8% | 31.7% |
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 Latta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pontotoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #155 of 555 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #185 of 651 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #163 of 941 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #676 of 708 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #201 of 708 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #668 of 876 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #153 of 164 | N/A |
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
522
+58 (+13%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 522 | 26.1 | 20.0:1 | 56% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 27.1 | 17.2:1 | 52% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 26.9 | 18.1:1 | 42% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 44% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 26.4 | 19.4:1 | 43% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 52% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 45% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 45% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 16 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Latta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (514 to 522); teachers down 1% (26.4 to 26.1).
About Latta Elementary School
Latta Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school enrolls 522 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oklahoma) has about 366 students.
Latta Elementary School is one school in LATTA, a system of 3 schools with 934 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Latta Elementary School is White (39%). Other groups include 31% Native American, 20% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The county population is about 64% White. By the diversity index, Latta Elementary School comes in at 70%.
The school has about 20.0 students per teacher and 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56%.
In Oklahoma, Latta Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.6% actual against a predicted 36.5%.
Within Pontotoc County, median household income is about $63,017, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Pontotoc County number 23 and enroll about 7,104.
The closest public school, Latta High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Latta Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Latta Elementary School ranks 1st of 5 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Latta Elementary School had 464 students in 2020-21 and 522 in 2024-25, a 13% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.2:1 to 20.0:1.
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Pontotoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,235
Census ACS
Median income
$63,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LATTA
- Latta High SchoolHigh · 222 students
- Latta Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
Other schools in Ada
- Ada Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Ada High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Homer Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Vanoss Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Other Latta Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Latta Elementary. Latta Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Latta ElementaryLatta, SC · 721 students
Nearby schools
- Latta High School0.1 mi · 222
- Latta Middle School0.1 mi · 190
- Ada Ec Center1.2 mi · 360
- Washington Elementary School1.6 mi · 392
- Ada Junior High School1.7 mi · 581
- Hayes Elementary School2.5 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Latta Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Latta Elementary School?
Latta Elementary School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Latta Elementary School serve?
Latta Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Latta Elementary School?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Latta Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Latta Elementary School?
Student demographics at Latta Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 20% Two or more.
What district is Latta Elementary School in?
Latta Elementary School is part of LATTA.
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