RALPH DOWNS ES

RALPH DOWNS ES operates as a medium-sized primary school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, operated by PUTNAM CITY. Current enrollment sits at 395 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 26 schools in PUTNAM CITY (18,836 students total), RALPH DOWNS ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, RALPH DOWNS ES records that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, RALPH DOWNS ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

In the area at large, Oklahoma County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. RALPH DOWNS ES is one of 225 public schools in Oklahoma County (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students).

PUTNAM CITY NORTH HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RALPH DOWNS ES at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 30.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RALPH DOWNS ES has decreased 7%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 39% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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