PIEDMONT ES

As a moderately sized K-5 school in Piedmont, Oklahoma, PIEDMONT ES serves 397 students from grades 1 through 4, one of the schools within PIEDMONT.

PIEDMONT ES is one of 7 schools operated by PIEDMONT, a district that teaches 5,407 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PIEDMONT ES shows that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PIEDMONT ES has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Canadian County's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, PIEDMONT ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.9%, the actual is 49.1%, a residual of +2.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Canadian County put the typical household earns roughly $87,751 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Canadian County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,883 students), PIEDMONT ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PIEDMONT MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PIEDMONT ES at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. PIEDMONT ES's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 397). The White share of enrollment contracted from 75% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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