Enrollment
97
Elementary
DISTRICT 167 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKEMAH·NCES 400685002711
Okemah Noble Center
204 West Date Street, Okemah, OK 74859 · (918) 623-1874 · Okfuskee County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
13.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
80 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 49 | 51% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 49% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OKEMAH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
39.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Okemah Noble Center
Okemah Noble Center's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okemah Noble Center this school | 97 | 82.5% | 34.0% |
| Pittsburg Elementary School Pittsburg | 105 | 80.0% | 15.4% |
| Norwood Public School Hulbert | 118 | 80.5% | 31.0% |
| Buffalo Valley Elementary School Talihina | 134 | 81.3% | 7.9% |
| Graham-Dustin Elementary DUSTIN | 105 | 88.6% | 0.0% |
| Bluejacket Elementary School Bluejacket | 93 | 76.3% | 36.6% |
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 Okemah Noble Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Okfuskee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #882 of 941 | #6 of 6 |
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
97
-7 (-7%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 120
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 97 | 7.1 | 13.7:1 | 82% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 8.1 | 14.1:1 | 85% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 8.6 | 14.0:1 | 80% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 78% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 123 | 7.9 | 15.6:1 | 48% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 119 | 7 | 17.0:1 | 78% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 7 | 17.1:1 | 91% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okemah Noble Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (123 to 97); teachers down 10% (7.9 to 7.1).
About Okemah Noble Center
Located in Okemah, Oklahoma, Okemah Noble Center is a very small elementary school. The school runs grades 4 through 5 and enrolls 97 students. That compares with an average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Okemah Noble Center falls under OKEMAH, which has 4 schools enrolling 736 students.
No group is above 50% at Okemah Noble Center; the largest is Native American, at 39%. It is also 30% White, 24% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
Classroom staffing at Okemah Noble Center totals 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. Federal data show 82% of students (80) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Oklahoma public elementary schools, Okemah Noble Center outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In Oklahoma, Okemah Noble Center is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 34.0% actual against a predicted 27.3%.
The county, Okfuskee County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $48,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 21%. The county has 12 public schools and about 1,717 students.
Okemah Noble Center's nearest public school is Okemah Middle School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Okemah Noble Center is 1st among 4 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Okemah Noble Center is Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 97, down from 104 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Okemah Noble Center can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Okfuskee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,278
Census ACS
Median income
$48,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKEMAH
- Oakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Okemah High SchoolHigh · 226 students
- Okemah Middle SchoolMiddle · 176 students
Other schools in Okemah
- Oakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Okemah High SchoolHigh · 226 students
- Okemah Middle SchoolMiddle · 176 students
- Bearden Public SchoolElementary · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Okemah Middle School0.0 mi · 176
- Okemah High School0.6 mi · 226
- Oakes Elementary School1.1 mi · 237
- Bearden Public School7.3 mi · 141
- Mason High School10.0 mi · 64
- Mason Elementary School10.0 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About Okemah Noble CenterHow large is Okemah Noble Center?
Okemah Noble Center enrolls approximately 97 students in grades 04-05.
Is Okemah Noble Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Okemah Noble Center is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Okemah Noble Center have?
Okemah Noble Center employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Okemah Noble Center?
At Okemah Noble Center, the student body is approximately 30% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 24% Two or more.
Is Okemah Noble Center public or private?
Okemah Noble Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKEMAH.
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