LIBERTY ES

LIBERTY ES operates as a small K-5 school in Ponca City, Oklahoma, run under PONCA CITY. Current enrollment sits at 241 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

PONCA CITY runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,466 students. LIBERTY ES is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LIBERTY ES logs that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 11% Native American, 7% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, LIBERTY ES logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Kay County's rate of about 76%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kay County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,423, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Kay County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students), of which LIBERTY ES is one.

The closest other public school is PONCA CITY HS, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

LIBERTY ES operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. LIBERTY ES's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 262 (now 241). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.