PRAIRIE ES

PRAIRIE ES is an average-sized primary school in Guymon, Oklahoma, operated by GUYMON. The school works with 454 students in grades 1 through 2. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 24% above typical.

GUYMON comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,111 students; PRAIRIE ES is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PRAIRIE ES reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Beyond that, the school lists 10% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PRAIRIE ES records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Texas County's rate of about 76%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Texas County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,069, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Texas County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,543 students), of which PRAIRIE ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: CARRIER ES, around 0.5 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PRAIRIE ES's enrollment has climbed 127% since 2018, when it stood at 200 (now 454). Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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