OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL

As an one-room-style K-5 school in Optima, Oklahoma, OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL instructs 47 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by OPTIMA. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL sits 87% below that benchmark.

OPTIMA is the operating authority for OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). Beyond that, the school records 15% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the resource side, On paper, OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 83% of students at OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Texas County put the typical household earns roughly $60,069 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Texas County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,543 students), of which OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL is one.

NORTH PARK ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL has declined 20%, going from 59 students in 2018 to 47 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the OPTIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.