Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORUM·NCES 402484001306
Porum Elementary School
410 N 4th St, Porum, OK 74455 · (918) 484-5123 · Muskogee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
217 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 68%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Porum Elementary School→Porum High School
Based on grade levels within PORUM. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
28.1%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.
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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Porum Elementary School
Porum Elementary School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porum Elementary School this school | 270 | 80.4% | 29.7% |
| Crowder Elementary School CROWDER | 237 | 82.3% | 34.4% |
| Gans Elementary School Gans | 249 | 81.9% | 30.0% |
| Wilson Elementary School Miami | 250 | 82.4% | N/A |
| Okay Elementary School Okay | 249 | 77.1% | 34.5% |
| Fort Towson Elementary School Fort Towson | 181 | 76.8% | 30.5% |
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 Porum Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Muskogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #438 of 555 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #468 of 651 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #577 of 941 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #28 of 708 | #1 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #521 of 708 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #269 of 876 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #92 of 548 | #1 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
270
-39 (-13%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 270 | 21.7 | 12.4:1 | 80% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 24.7 | 11.2:1 | 84% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 23.8 | 12.1:1 | 75% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 79% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 78% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 84% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 79% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 20 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Porum Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (365 to 270); teachers down 6% (23 to 21.7).
About Porum Elementary School
Porum Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Porum, Oklahoma. The school counts 270 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 26% smaller than the 366 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
PORUM has 2 schools and 387 students, and Porum Elementary School is one of those schools.
Porum Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Native American students are the largest at 49%. Other students are 45% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Porum Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Dividing enrollment by its 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1, higher than at this school. Porum Elementary School reports 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Porum Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Porum Elementary School is 1.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
Muskogee County has these Census figures: median household income is about $53,619, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Porum Elementary School is among the 36 public schools in Muskogee County.
Nearby, Porum High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Porum Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles.
Federal data place Porum Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 309 to 270 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Porum High School0.0 mi · 117
- Whitefield Public School7.8 mi · 231
- Warner Elementary School9.6 mi · 614
- Warner High School9.8 mi · 219
- Stigler High School10.0 mi · 388
- Stigler Middle School10.2 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Porum Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Porum Elementary School?
Porum Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Porum Elementary School serve?
Porum Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Porum Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Porum Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Porum Elementary School?
Porum Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Porum Elementary School public or private?
Porum Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PORUM.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.