Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWKIRK·NCES 402154001059
Newkirk Elementary School
701 West South Street, Newkirk, OK 74647 · (580) 362-2279 · Kay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
205 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 42 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 NEWKIRK. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
45.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Newkirk Elementary School
Newkirk Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newkirk Elementary School this school | 317 | 64.7% | 37.5% |
| Fletcher Elementary School Fletcher | 278 | 63.3% | 28.8% |
| Ripley Elementary School Ripley | 317 | 67.8% | 37.6% |
| Katherine I Daily Elementary School Noble | 361 | 61.8% | N/A |
| Mannford Lower Elementary School Mannford | 326 | 60.1% | N/A |
| Cordell Elementary School Cordell | 364 | 68.1% | 39.9% |
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 Newkirk Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Kay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #251 of 555 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #152 of 651 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #415 of 523 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #502 of 941 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #221 of 708 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #618 of 708 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #564 of 876 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #83 of 164 | 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
317
+17 (+6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 317 | 21.1 | 15.0:1 | 65% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 22.1 | 14.1:1 | 68% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 19.7 | 16.6:1 | 58% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 62% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 18.7 | 15.8:1 | 60% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 71% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 77% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 18 | 18.2:1 | 57% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newkirk Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (295 to 317); teachers up 13% (18.7 to 21.1).
About Newkirk Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Newkirk Elementary School serves students in Newkirk, Oklahoma. In all, 317 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
The 3 schools in NEWKIRK enroll 743 students altogether, Newkirk Elementary School among them.
The largest group at Newkirk Elementary School is White students, at 69%. The remaining students are 16% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 7% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Newkirk Elementary School scores 49%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newkirk Elementary School is 15.0:1, based on 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 15.6:1. Newkirk Elementary School counts 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 76% for public schools in Kay County.
On the allk12 Grade, Newkirk Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 56% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Newkirk Elementary School would score about 33.5%. It scores 37.5%, 4.0 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kay County show that the median household earns about $58,423 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Kay County has 22 public schools with about 7,295 students, including Newkirk Elementary School.
Newkirk Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Newkirk Elementary School. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Newkirk Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Newkirk Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 317, compared with 300 in 2020-21.
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Kay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,625
Census ACS
Median income
$58,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,295 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWKIRK
- Newkirk High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Newkirk Middle SchoolMiddle · 185 students
Other schools in Newkirk
- Newkirk High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Newkirk Middle SchoolMiddle · 185 students
- Peckham Public SchoolElementary · 99 students
Nearby schools
- Newkirk Middle School0.1 mi · 185
- Newkirk High School0.1 mi · 241
- Kildare Public School4.8 mi · 109
- Peckham Public School6.3 mi · 99
- E. M. Trout Elementary School9.4 mi · 267
- I X L Elem9.6 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Newkirk Elementary SchoolHow large is Newkirk Elementary School?
Newkirk Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Newkirk Elementary School serve?
Newkirk Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newkirk Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newkirk Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Newkirk Elementary School?
Newkirk Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 16% Two or more.
What district is Newkirk Elementary School in?
Newkirk Elementary School is part of NEWKIRK.
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