OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES

OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, operated by OKMULGEE. The school works with 470 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 366.

OKMULGEE runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,077 students. OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES records that 31% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Native American, 24% multiracial, 12% Black, 8% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at school resources, OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES higher than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Okmulgee County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Okmulgee County) reports that median household earnings sit near $54,029, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Okmulgee County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,097 students), OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: OKMULGEE HS, around 0.5 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.9%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OKMULGEE PRIMARY ES has declined 27%, going from 643 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 18% to 12% over that span.

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