Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 150 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKARCHE·NCES 402259001104
Okarche Elementary School
221 N 4TH, Okarche, OK 73762 · (405) 263-4447 · Kingfisher County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
82 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 OKARCHE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
39.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Okarche Elementary School
Okarche Elementary School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okarche Elementary School this school | 235 | 34.9% | 36.3% |
| Canute Elementary School Canute | 262 | 39.3% | 47.4% |
| Tuttle Intermediate Elementary School Tuttle | 266 | 37.2% | 44.1% |
| Cashion Elementary School Cashion | 333 | 30.0% | 38.0% |
| Middleberg Public School Blanchard | 309 | 34.3% | 46.5% |
| Maple Public School Calumet | 192 | 29.7% | 47.9% |
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 Okarche Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Kingfisher County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #275 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #225 of 651 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #337 of 523 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #646 of 941 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #6 of 708 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #696 of 708 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #829 of 876 | #6 of 7 |
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
235
+19 (+9%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 235 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 35% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 24.2 | 10.6:1 | 37% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 19.5 | 12.0:1 | 30% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 31% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 13.9 | 13.9:1 | 27% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 28% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 9 | 18.0:1 | 39% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 129 | 8 | 16.1:1 | 38% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 158 | 9 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okarche Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (193 to 235); teachers up 51% (13.9 to 21).
About Okarche Elementary School
Okarche Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Okarche, Oklahoma. The school had 235 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366, so this school runs 36% smaller than that.
OKARCHE has 3 schools and 450 students, and Okarche Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at Okarche Elementary School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Kingfisher County residents are about 76% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Okarche Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
Federal data list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at Okarche Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.2:1. Among elementary schools in Oklahoma, the typical ratio is 15.6:1. The lunch program counts 35% of students at Okarche Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Kingfisher County report 47%.
A school with Okarche Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oklahoma is predicted to score 43.7%. Okarche Elementary School scores 36.3%, 7.4 points below that line.
Within Kingfisher County, median household income is about $71,975, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kingfisher County number 18 and enroll about 3,734.
Okarche High School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Okarche Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The school's 36.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Okarche Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 216 in 2020-21 and 235 in 2024-25, a 9% gain.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Okarche Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kingfisher County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,430
Census ACS
Median income
$71,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKARCHE
- Okarche Junior High SchoolMiddle · 112 students
- Okarche High SchoolHigh · 103 students
Other schools in Okarche
- Okarche Junior High SchoolMiddle · 112 students
- Okarche High SchoolHigh · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Okarche High School0.3 mi · 103
- Okarche Junior High School0.3 mi · 112
- Kingfisher High School8.3 mi · 401
- Kingfisher Junior High School8.3 mi · 213
- Gilmour Elementary School8.4 mi · 254
- Kingfisher Upper Elementary9.1 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Okarche Elementary SchoolHow large is Okarche Elementary School?
Okarche Elementary School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Okarche Elementary School serve?
Okarche Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Okarche Elementary School have?
Okarche Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Okarche Elementary School?
Okarche Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Okarche Elementary School?
Okarche Elementary School is overseen by OKARCHE in Kingfisher County.
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