MOUNDS ES

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Mounds, Oklahoma, MOUNDS ES educates 347 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under MOUNDS.

Across the 2 schools in MOUNDS (510 students total), MOUNDS ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MOUNDS ES records that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 20% Native American, 19% multiracial, 14% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting MOUNDS ES tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Creek County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MOUNDS ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Creek County shows median household earnings sit near $62,338, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Creek County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,952 students), of which MOUNDS ES is one.

MOUNDS HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around MOUNDS ES.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. MOUNDS ES's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 347). The White share of enrollment fell from 59% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.