Enrollment
363
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUKFATA·NCES 401857000881
Lukfata Public School
1685 Old Broken Bow HWY, Broken Bow, OK 74728 · (580) 584-6834 · McCurtain County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.4:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
259 students
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 | 41 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 44% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
58.6%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Lukfata Public School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukfata Public School this school | 363 | 71.3% | 41.8% |
| Silo Early Childhood Center Durant | 400 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Tishomingo Elementary School Tishomingo | 423 | 73.0% | N/A |
| Dickson Elementary School Ardmore | 323 | 68.7% | N/A |
| Pratt Elementary School Sand Springs | 388 | 70.6% | 29.8% |
| Emerson Elementary School Coalgate | 394 | 71.1% | N/A |
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 Lukfata Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In McCurtain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #154 of 555 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #32 of 651 | #1 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #362 of 523 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #412 of 941 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #165 of 708 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #217 of 708 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #448 of 876 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #419 of 548 | #5 of 10 |
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
363
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 363 | 25.1 | 14.4:1 | 71% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 24.2 | 15.3:1 | 74% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 58% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 57% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 23.4 | 16.6:1 | 60% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 60% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 67% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 22 | 14.5:1 | 57% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 214 | 14 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lukfata Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (389 to 363); teachers up 7% (23.4 to 25.1).
About Lukfata Public School
Lukfata Public School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. It educates 363 students in pre-K through 8.
Lukfata Public School is part of LUKFATA.
The most common group at Lukfata Public School is White students, at 45%. Other groups include 21% Native American, 17% multiracial, and 15% Hispanic. The county population is about 60% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 25.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Roughly 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Oklahoma public elementary schools, Lukfata Public School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lukfata Public School is 10.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 41.8%. Predicted: 31.1%.
In the county around the school, McCurtain County, the median household income is $51,929, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. There are 29 public schools in McCurtain County, enrolling about 6,370 students in all.
The closest public school, Dierks Elementary School, is about 2.3 miles from Lukfata Public School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lukfata Public School ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Lukfata Public School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 366 in 2020-21 and 363 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lukfata Public School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
McCurtain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,863
Census ACS
Median income
$51,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
6,370 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Broken Bow
- Broken Bow High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Dierks Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Rector Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 343 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Holly Creek Public SchoolElementary · 209 students
- Battiest Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Dierks Elementary School2.3 mi · 387
- Broken Bow High School2.6 mi · 606
- Bennett Elementary School2.7 mi · 269
- Rector Johnson Middle School2.7 mi · 343
- Holly Creek Public School3.2 mi · 209
- Glover Public School6.4 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Lukfata Public SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lukfata Public School?
Lukfata Public School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Lukfata Public School serve?
Lukfata Public School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lukfata Public School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lukfata Public School is approximately 14.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lukfata Public School?
Student demographics at Lukfata Public School are roughly 45% White, 15% Hispanic, 17% Two or more.
Is Lukfata Public School public or private?
Lukfata Public School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LUKFATA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.