MOSS ES

Located at 8087 East 134 Road, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, MOSS ES is a modestly sized primary school that works with 169 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by MOSS. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

MOSS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 245 students; MOSS ES is among them.

On the student-mix side, MOSS ES logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 24% Native American, 15% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MOSS ES has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting MOSS ES tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hughes County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MOSS ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.9%; this one delivers 32.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Hughes County shows median household income runs about $51,581, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. MOSS ES is one of 13 public schools in Hughes County (combined enrollment of about 2,068 students).

Nearest neighbor: MOSS HS, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MOSS ES ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MOSS ES has declined 19%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 169 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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