Enrollment
169
Elementary
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSS·NCES 402046001013
Moss Elementary School
8087 East 134 Road, Holdenville, OK 74848 · (405) 379-7251 · Hughes County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
122 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 13 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Moss Elementary School→Moss High School
Based on grade levels within MOSS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
32.0%
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 32 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Moss Elementary School
Moss Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Elementary School this school | 169 | 72.2% | 32.0% |
| McCurtain Elementary School McCurtain | 169 | 71.0% | 23.6% |
| Savanna Elementary School Savanna | 183 | 68.9% | 39.7% |
| Caney Elementary School Caney | 157 | 75.8% | 30.3% |
| Fort Cobb-Broxton Lower Elementary School Fort Cobb | 180 | 73.9% | 37.8% |
| Glencoe Elementary School Glencoe | 208 | 71.6% | 36.5% |
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 Moss Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Hughes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #377 of 555 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #397 of 651 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #364 of 523 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #765 of 941 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #429 of 876 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #177 of 548 | N/A |
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
169
-17 (-9%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
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 | 169 | 13.5 | 12.5:1 | 72% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 13.6 | 12.4:1 | 64% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 14.1 | 12.7:1 | 64% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 13 | 14.3:1 | 61% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 12.4 | 16.9:1 | 63% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 12 | 16.0:1 | 63% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 11 | 18.4:1 | 60% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 159 | 8 | 19.9:1 | 70% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moss Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (209 to 169); teachers up 9% (12.4 to 13.5).
About Moss Elementary School
Moss Elementary School is a public elementary school run by MOSS in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Federal data show 169 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Moss Elementary School is one of 2 schools in MOSS, which enrolls 245 students in total.
At Moss Elementary School, 58% of students are White. Other students are 24% Native American, 15% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Moss Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Moss Elementary School has 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have an average ratio of 15.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 72%. Public schools in Hughes County average 80%.
Moss Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
Moss Elementary School scores 32.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 30.9%.
The county, Hughes County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $51,581 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Hughes County has 13 public schools with about 2,068 students, including Moss Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Moss High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Moss Elementary School. The ten-mile area around Moss Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Moss Elementary School comes in 4th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 169, down from 186 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.5:1, from 14.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to Moss Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hughes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,389
Census ACS
Median income
$51,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,068 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holdenville
- Ethel Reed Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Thomas Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 310 students
- Holdenville High SchoolHigh · 290 students
- Moss High SchoolHigh · 76 students
Other Moss Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Moss Elementary. Moss Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Moss Elementary SchoolBIG SPRING, TX · 380 students
- Moss Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Moss High School0.0 mi · 76
- Calvin High School7.4 mi · 42
- Calvin Elementary School7.4 mi · 126
- Thomas Intermediate Elementary School8.9 mi · 310
- Holdenville High School9.4 mi · 290
- Ethel Reed Elementary School10.1 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Moss Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Moss Elementary School?
Moss Elementary School enrolls approximately 169 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Moss Elementary School serve?
Moss Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Moss Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Moss Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moss Elementary School?
At Moss Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 3% Hispanic, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Moss Elementary School?
Moss Elementary School is overseen by MOSS in Hughes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.