Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAVAJO·NCES 402118001052
Navajo Elementary School
15695 South County Road 210, Altus, OK 73521 · (580) 482-7742 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
132 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 24 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Based on grade levels within NAVAJO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
30.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Navajo Elementary School
Navajo Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Elementary School this school | 280 | 47.1% | 36.8% |
| Tuttle Early Childhood Center Tuttle | 237 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Minco Elementary School MINCO | 300 | 44.3% | 31.7% |
| Plato Elementary School Duncan | 283 | 43.1% | 38.5% |
| Empire Elementary School Duncan | 244 | 42.2% | 44.1% |
| Fogarty Elementary School Guthrie | 405 | 49.6% | N/A |
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 Navajo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #265 of 555 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #433 of 651 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #94 of 523 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #558 of 941 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #398 of 708 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #587 of 708 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #755 of 876 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #444 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
280
+19 (+7%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 280 | 17.3 | 16.2:1 | 47% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 20.1 | 13.9:1 | 48% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 18.8 | 14.5:1 | 44% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 18 | 14.5:1 | 45% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 18.2 | 16.3:1 | 43% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 42% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 47% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 39% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 12 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Navajo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (297 to 280); teachers down 5% (18.2 to 17.3).
About Navajo Elementary School
Navajo Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Altus, Oklahoma. It enrolls 280 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 23% below the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
NAVAJO (3 schools, 473 students) runs Navajo Elementary School.
At Navajo Elementary School, 66% of students are White. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Navajo Elementary School scores 51%.
Staffing at Navajo Elementary School comes to 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2:1. That is in line with the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Navajo Elementary School counts 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 64% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Among Oklahoma public elementary schools, Navajo Elementary School outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Navajo Elementary School is 2.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that the median household earns about $62,799 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Jackson County, 16 public schools serve about 4,536 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Navajo High School, is the closest to Navajo Elementary School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Navajo Elementary School. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Navajo Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Navajo Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 261 to 280. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.5:1 to 16.2:1.
The discussion board for Navajo Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,678
Census ACS
Median income
$62,799
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,536 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NAVAJO
- Navajo High SchoolHigh · 119 students
- Navajo Junior High SchoolMiddle · 74 students
Other schools in Altus
- Altus High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Altus Junior High SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Altus Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 509 students
- Altus Primary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Altus Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Altus Early Childhood CenterElementary · 372 students
Other Navajo Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Navajo Elementary. Navajo Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Navajo Elementary SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 473 students
- NAVAJO ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 344 students
- NAVAJO ELEMENTARYNAVAJO, NM · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Navajo High School0.0 mi · 119
- Navajo Junior High School0.0 mi · 74
- Blair Elementary School6.4 mi · 117
- Blair High School6.4 mi · 63
- Rivers Elementary School6.7 mi · 352
- Altus Early Childhood Center8.2 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Navajo Elementary SchoolHow large is Navajo Elementary School?
Navajo Elementary School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Navajo Elementary School serve?
Navajo Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Navajo Elementary School have?
Navajo Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Navajo Elementary School?
At Navajo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Navajo Elementary School public or private?
Navajo Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NAVAJO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.