Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENTINEL·NCES 402733001443
McMurray Elementary School
708 E Washington, Sentinel, OK 73664 · (580) 393-4997 · Washita County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
134 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 20 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
McMurray Elementary School→Blanche Thomas High School
Based on grade levels within SENTINEL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
36.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 McMurray Elementary School
McMurray Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMurray Elementary School this school | 210 | 63.8% | 29.9% |
| Verden Elementary School Verden | 228 | 66.2% | 38.0% |
| Wayne Elementary School Wayne | 211 | 63.5% | 30.3% |
| Sterling Elementary School Sterling | 213 | 65.3% | 38.0% |
| Calumet Elementary School Calumet | 191 | 67.0% | 41.2% |
| Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Elementary School Enid | 262 | 65.3% | 27.3% |
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 McMurray Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #431 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #290 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #370 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #698 of 941 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #282 of 708 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #597 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #572 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #391 of 548 |
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
210
-19 (-8%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 210 | 13.7 | 15.4:1 | 64% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 14.6 | 13.9:1 | 64% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 14.6 | 13.6:1 | 59% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 60% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 17.2 | 13.3:1 | 68% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 69% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 69% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 20 | 11.7:1 | 61% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 15 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McMurray Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (228 to 210); teachers down 20% (17.2 to 13.7).
About McMurray Elementary School
In Sentinel, Oklahoma, part of Washita County, McMurray Elementary School is an elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 210 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oklahoma) has about 366 students.
McMurray Elementary School is one school in a 2-school district, SENTINEL, which enrolls 290 students.
At 67%, White students outnumber all other groups at McMurray Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Native American. County-wide, 85% of Washita County residents are White. By the diversity index, McMurray Elementary School comes in at 50%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1, with 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is about 15.6:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 64% of enrollment.
allk12 grades McMurray Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Oklahoma with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.7%. McMurray Elementary School scores 29.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Washita County, median household income is about $63,501, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. McMurray Elementary School is among the 9 public schools in Washita County.
Blanche Thomas High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, McMurray Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies McMurray Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
The student count in 2024-25 was 210, 8% below the 229 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.3 to 15.4 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for McMurray Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,815
Census ACS
Median income
$63,501
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other McMurray Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McMurray Elementary. McMurray Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- McMurray Elementary SchoolMcMurray, PA · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Blanche Thomas High School0.0 mi · 80
- Hobart High School9.6 mi · 191
- Hobart Middle School9.6 mi · 140
- Hobart Elementary School9.7 mi · 300
- Lone Wolf High School12.4 mi · 26
- Lone Wolf Elementary School12.4 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About McMurray Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McMurray Elementary School?
McMurray Elementary School enrolls approximately 210 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does McMurray Elementary School serve?
McMurray Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at McMurray Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at McMurray Elementary School.
How diverse is McMurray Elementary School?
McMurray Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees McMurray Elementary School?
McMurray Elementary School is overseen by SENTINEL in Washita County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.