Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKAY·NCES 402262001106
Okay Elementary School
8611 N 49th Street East, Okay, OK 74446 · (918) 682-7961 · Wagoner County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
192 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 23 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Okay Elementary School→Okay High School
Based on grade levels within OKAY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
38.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Okay Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okay Elementary School this school | 249 | 77.1% | 34.5% |
| Locust Grove Early Lrning Center Locust Grove | 224 | 75.4% | N/A |
| Locust Grove Upper Elementary School Locust Grove | 286 | 74.8% | N/A |
| Dewar Elementary School Dewar | 249 | 76.3% | N/A |
| Salina Elementary School Salina | 315 | 78.7% | N/A |
| Hartshorne Elementary School Hartshorne | 304 | 78.9% | 31.5% |
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 Okay Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Wagoner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #320 of 555 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #264 of 651 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #258 of 523 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #622 of 941 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #226 of 708 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #433 of 708 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #332 of 876 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #516 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
249
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 249 | 16.6 | 15.0:1 | 77% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 16.4 | 15.4:1 | 81% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 17.8 | 14.9:1 | 76% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 62% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 16 | 15.8:1 | 91% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 78% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 79% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 72% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 14 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okay Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (253 to 249); teachers up 4% (16 to 16.6).
About Okay Elementary School
Federal records list Okay Elementary School as an elementary school in Okay, Oklahoma. It reported 249 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students, which makes this school 32% below average.
Besides Okay Elementary School, OKAY runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 365 students.
Native American students account for 48% of enrollment at Okay Elementary School, more than any other group. Other students are 38% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Okay Elementary School scores 62%.
With 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.0:1. That is in line with the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Roughly 77% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wagoner County is 53%.
Okay Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.5%, compared with a predicted 29.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Wagoner County area, the median household earns about $81,207 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Wagoner County, 22 public schools serve about 10,282 students.
Okay High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Okay Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The ten-mile area around Okay Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Okay Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 4% increase took enrollment from 240 in 2020-21 to 249 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.1:1 to 15.0:1.
The allk12 page for Okay Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wagoner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,609
Census ACS
Median income
$81,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,282 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Okay High School0.1 mi · 116
- Fort Gibson Intermediate Elementary School6.1 mi · 374
- Fort Gibson Early Lrning Center6.1 mi · 414
- Fort Gibson Middle School6.2 mi · 379
- Fort Gibson High School6.2 mi · 547
- Muskogee High School6.6 mi · 1,045
Frequently asked questions
About Okay Elementary SchoolHow large is Okay Elementary School?
Okay Elementary School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Okay Elementary School serve?
Okay Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Okay Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Okay Elementary School.
How diverse is Okay Elementary School?
Okay Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Okay Elementary School public or private?
Okay Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.