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What's one thing OKTAHA ES gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKTAHA·NCES 402283001215
Oktaha Elementary School
531 E Prairie, Oktaha, OK 74450 · (918) 682-5665 · Muskogee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
358 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
67%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
Oktaha Elementary School→Oktaha High School
Based on grade levels within OKTAHA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
30.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Oktaha Elementary School
Oktaha Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oktaha Elementary School this school | 431 | 83.1% | 29.4% |
| Vian Elementary School Vian | 388 | 80.2% | 40.8% |
| Art Goad Elementary School Chelsea | 377 | 82.8% | 26.5% |
| Brushy Public School Sallisaw | 379 | 79.7% | 39.5% |
| Eufaula Elementary School Eufaula | 512 | 81.6% | 30.3% |
| Dierks Elementary School Broken Bow | 387 | 80.4% | N/A |
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 Oktaha Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Muskogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #442 of 555 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #434 of 651 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #416 of 523 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #288 of 941 | #3 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #279 of 708 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #275 of 708 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #217 of 876 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #249 of 548 | #5 of 9 |
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
431
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 431 | 28.1 | 15.3:1 | 83% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 27.8 | 15.8:1 | 83% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 28.6 | 16.4:1 | 81% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 84% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 25.5 | 19.9:1 | 86% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 78% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 72% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 43% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 13 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oktaha Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (508 to 431); teachers up 10% (25.5 to 28.1).
About Oktaha Elementary School
Oktaha Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Oktaha, Oklahoma. Enrollment stands at 431 students, covering pre-K through 8.
Within OKTAHA, Oktaha Elementary School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 646 students.
About 43% of students at Oktaha Elementary School are Native American, the largest single group. It is also 33% White, 17% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Oktaha Elementary School are from different groups.
Oktaha Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher, from 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Lunch program data show 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Muskogee County, the average eligibility rate is 73%.
Schools in Oklahoma with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 27.1%. Oktaha Elementary School scores 29.4%.
The county, Muskogee County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $53,619, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 36, with about 11,911 students.
Oktaha Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Oktaha High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Oktaha Elementary School is behind the 37.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 4.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 21 students, from 452 to 431. Students per teacher dropped from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 15.3 in 2024-25.
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Muskogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,444
Census ACS
Median income
$53,619
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Oktaha High School0.0 mi · 215
- Wainwright Public School5.8 mi · 80
- Checotah Middle School8.1 mi · 319
- Marshall Elementary School8.7 mi · 433
- Checotah Intermediate Elementary School8.7 mi · 287
- Checotah High School8.9 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Oktaha Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oktaha Elementary School?
Oktaha Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Oktaha Elementary School serve?
Oktaha Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oktaha Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oktaha Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oktaha Elementary School?
At Oktaha Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Oktaha Elementary School public or private?
Oktaha Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKTAHA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.