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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKMULGEE·NCES 402280001214
Okmulgee Primary Elementary School
1003 N Okmulgee St, Okmulgee, OK 74447 · (918) 758-2030 · Okmulgee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
453 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 | 43 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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 OKMULGEE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
26.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Okmulgee Primary Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okmulgee Primary Elementary School this school | 470 | 96.4% | 26.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Ardmore | 409 | 99.8% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary School Shawnee | 348 | 96.3% | N/A |
| Charles Evans Elementary School Ardmore | 398 | 99.7% | N/A |
| Kennedy Elementary School Norman | 478 | 88.3% | N/A |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School Lawton | 456 | 91.2% | 19.0% |
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 Okmulgee Primary Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Okmulgee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #469 of 555 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #505 of 651 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #399 of 523 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #229 of 941 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #657 of 708 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.5% | #40 of 708 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #39 of 876 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #82 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
470
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 470 | 24.5 | 19.2:1 | 96% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 26.5 | 19.7:1 | 95% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 29.4 | 18.1:1 | 93% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 89% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 100% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | 83% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 84% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 32 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okmulgee Primary Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (643 to 470); teachers down 30% (35 to 24.5).
About Okmulgee Primary Elementary School
Okmulgee Primary Elementary School is an elementary school in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, reachable at (918) 758-2030. The school reports 470 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366 students.
OKMULGEE includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,077 students.
Okmulgee Primary Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 31%. Other students are 24% Native American, 24% multiracial, 12% Black, and 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Okmulgee County residents are about 63% White. Okmulgee Primary Elementary School has a diversity index of 76%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 96%. That rate is above the 75% average among public schools in Okmulgee County.
Okmulgee Primary Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.5%, compared with a predicted 22.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Okmulgee County residents, median household income is about $54,029, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 23 public schools in Okmulgee County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,097.
Of nearby public schools, Okmulgee High School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Okmulgee Primary Elementary School is 4th of 4 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Okmulgee Primary Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Okmulgee Primary Elementary School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 15.2:1 to 19.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Okmulgee Primary Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Okmulgee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,899
Census ACS
Median income
$54,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKMULGEE
- Okmulgee High SchoolHigh · 339 students
- Dunbar Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 268 students
Other schools in Okmulgee
- Okmulgee High SchoolHigh · 339 students
- Twin Hills Public SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Dunbar Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 268 students
- Preston High SchoolHigh · 198 students
- Academy of Okmulgee Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Okmulgee High School0.5 mi · 339
- Academy of Okmulgee Elementary School0.8 mi · 185
- Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School1.3 mi · 268
- Preston Elementary School5.3 mi · 392
- Preston High School5.5 mi · 198
- Morris Elementary School6.9 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Okmulgee Primary Elementary SchoolHow large is Okmulgee Primary Elementary School?
Okmulgee Primary Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-04.
Is Okmulgee Primary Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Okmulgee Primary Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Okmulgee Primary Elementary School have?
Okmulgee Primary Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Okmulgee Primary Elementary School?
Student demographics at Okmulgee Primary Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 8% Hispanic, 12% Black, 24% Two or more.
Is Okmulgee Primary Elementary School public or private?
Okmulgee Primary Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKMULGEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.