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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTEAU·NCES 402487001682
Poteau Upper Elementary School
100 Mockingbird Lane, Poteau, OK 74953 · (918) 647-7760 · Le Flore County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
333 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 156 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Poteau Upper Elementary School→Pansy Kidd Middle School→7th and 8th Grade Academic Center→Poteau High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within POTEAU. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
42.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Poteau Upper Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poteau Upper Elementary School this school | 468 | 71.2% | 38.6% |
| Tishomingo Elementary School Tishomingo | 423 | 73.0% | N/A |
| Silo Early Childhood Center Durant | 400 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Poteau Primary Elementary School Poteau | 439 | 66.1% | N/A |
| Puterbaugh Upper Elementary McAlester | 378 | 73.3% | 22.5% |
| Westside Elementary School Claremore | 501 | 66.7% | 30.8% |
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 Poteau Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Le Flore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #222 of 555 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #186 of 651 | #1 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #316 of 523 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #233 of 941 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #114 of 708 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #178 of 708 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #451 of 876 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #252 of 548 | #6 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
468
+56 (+14%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 468 | 33.6 | 13.9:1 | 71% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 33.6 | 13.4:1 | 73% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 33.6 | 14.0:1 | 63% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 68% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 34.9 | 15.8:1 | 99% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 49% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 62% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 66% (285) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poteau Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (551 to 468); teachers down 4% (34.9 to 33.6).
About Poteau Upper Elementary School
Poteau Upper Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Poteau, Oklahoma, one of the schools in POTEAU. It offers grades 2 through 4 and has 468 students enrolled. It has 28% more students than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma (about 366).
POTEAU counts 2,146 students in its 5 schools, and Poteau Upper Elementary School is one of them.
At Poteau Upper Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 43%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, and 16% Native American. By comparison, Le Flore County residents are about 70% White. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Poteau Upper Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have an average ratio of 15.6:1. At Poteau Upper Elementary School, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 70% average for public schools in Le Flore County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 31.2%.
Census data for Le Flore County show median household income comes to about $51,565, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 38 public schools and about 8,938 students.
Poteau Upper Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Poteau Primary Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Poteau Upper Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 14%. The ratio was 12.9:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Le Flore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,053
Census ACS
Median income
$51,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POTEAU
- Poteau High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Poteau Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Pansy Kidd Middle SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- 7th and 8th Grade Academic CenterMiddle · 277 students
Other schools in Poteau
- Poteau High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Poteau Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Pansy Kidd Middle SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- 7th and 8th Grade Academic CenterMiddle · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Poteau Primary Elementary School0.1 mi · 439
- Poteau High School1.1 mi · 674
- 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center1.3 mi · 277
- Pansy Kidd Middle School2.1 mi · 288
- Shady Point Public School3.9 mi · 158
- Cameron Elementary School6.6 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Poteau Upper Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Poteau Upper Elementary School?
Poteau Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 02-04.
Is Poteau Upper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Poteau Upper Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at Poteau Upper Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Poteau Upper Elementary School.
How diverse is Poteau Upper Elementary School?
Poteau Upper Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Poteau Upper Elementary School?
Poteau Upper Elementary School is overseen by POTEAU in Le Flore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.