PORUM ES

PORUM ES is one of the low-enrollment elementary schools in Porum, Oklahoma, one of the schools within PORUM, with 270 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so PORUM ES sits 26% below that benchmark.

PORUM comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 387 students; PORUM ES is among them.

On demographics, PORUM ES lists that the largest single group is Native American at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting PORUM ES tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PORUM ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.1%, the actual is 29.7%, a residual of +1.7 points.

In the broader community, Muskogee County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,619, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Muskogee County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,911 students), PORUM ES is one campus in the mix.

PORUM HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PORUM ES ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PORUM ES's enrollment has contracted 26% since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 270). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the PORUM ES community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.