POTEAU PRIMARY ES

POTEAU PRIMARY ES, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Poteau, Oklahoma, run under POTEAU, enrolls 439 students, covering grades pre-K through 1.

Within POTEAU, which oversees 5 schools and 2,146 students, POTEAU PRIMARY ES is one campus in the system.

On demographics, POTEAU PRIMARY ES reports that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 22% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 16% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

On the resource side, On paper, POTEAU PRIMARY ES has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Le Flore County put the typical household earns roughly $51,565 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. POTEAU PRIMARY ES is one of 38 public schools in Le Flore County (combined enrollment of about 8,938 students).

Nearest neighbor: POTEAU UPPER ES, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around POTEAU PRIMARY ES.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POTEAU PRIMARY ES has ticked down 36%, going from 684 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 47% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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