LOCUST GROVE UPPER ES

LOCUST GROVE UPPER ES is a tight-knit primary school in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, operated by LOCUST GROVE. The school hosts 286 students in grades 2 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 366.

LOCUST GROVE comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,177 students; LOCUST GROVE UPPER ES is among them.

On demographics, LOCUST GROVE UPPER ES records that Native American students make up the majority at 60%; the rest breaks down as 33% White, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Mayes County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Mayes County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,305 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Mayes County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,860 students), LOCUST GROVE UPPER ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LOCUST GROVE MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOCUST GROVE UPPER ES has contracted 29%, going from 404 students in 2018 to 286 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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