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.

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