OAKES ES

Set in Okemah, Oklahoma, OAKES ES is a compact primary school, run under OKEMAH. It instructs 237 students across grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so OAKES ES sits 35% below that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in OKEMAH (736 students total), OAKES ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, OAKES ES reports that 45% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 27% White, 19% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, OAKES ES has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting OAKES ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at OAKES ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, Okfuskee County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,363, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. In all, Okfuskee County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,717 students), of which OAKES ES is one.

The closest other public school is OKEMAH NOBLE CTR, roughly 1.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OAKES ES has edged down 21%, going from 299 students in 2018 to 237 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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