Enrollment
294
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCORD·NCES 401950000928
MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
977 South McCord Road, Ponca City, OK 74604 · (580) 765-8806 · Osage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
158 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
42.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
43.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
294
-57 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 17.7:1
% White
66%
was 70%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
As a tight-knit elementary school in Ponca City, Oklahoma, MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL serves 294 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within MCCORD.
MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL sits inside MCCORD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
In terms of who attends, MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% multiracial, 8% Native American, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Osage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Osage County (around 71%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Osage County put median household earnings sit near $62,847, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Osage County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,655 students), of which MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: GARFIELD ES, around 3.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 32.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 294). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 70% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Osage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,997
Census ACS
Median income
$62,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
6,655 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ponca City
- PONCA CITY HSHigh · 1,498 students
- PONCA CITY WEST MSMiddle · 607 students
- PONCA CITY EAST MSMiddle · 320 students
- LINCOLN ESElementary · 316 students
- UNION ESElementary · 272 students
- E. M. TROUT ESElementary · 267 students
Nearby schools
- GARFIELD ES3.3 mi · 220
- PONCA CITY EAST MS3.6 mi · 320
- ROOSEVELT ES3.8 mi · 252
- WOODLANDS ES4.0 mi · 258
- PONCA CITY HS4.2 mi · 1,498
- WASHINGTON PRE KG CENTER4.6 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL?
MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-06.
Is MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL is approximately 14.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL?
MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL reports a student body of 66% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 23% Two or more.
What district is MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL in?
MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL is part of MCCORD.
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