Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RINGLING·NCES 402586001372
Ringling Elementary School
706 Unit C N 5th Street, Ringling, OK 73456 · (580) 409-2815 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
154 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 68%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Based on grade levels within RINGLING. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
14.2%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Ringling Elementary School
Ringling Elementary School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringling Elementary School this school | 157 | 98.1% | 16.4% |
| Shady Point Public School Shady Point | 158 | 93.0% | 9.6% |
| Schulter Elementary School Schulter | 145 | 97.2% | 0.0% |
| Indianola Elementary School Indianola | 182 | 91.2% | 34.5% |
| Garfield Elementary School Ponca City | 220 | 96.4% | N/A |
| Tupelo Elementary School Tupelo | 165 | 92.1% | 56.9% |
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 Ringling Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #513 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #590 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #452 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #792 of 941 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #17 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #58 of 548 |
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
157
-39 (-20%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 157 | 9.2 | 17.0:1 | 98% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 11.2 | 15.0:1 | 92% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 11.3 | 18.6:1 | 92% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 90% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 15.8 | 14.2:1 | 84% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 72% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 15 | 16.0:1 | 75% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 63% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 13 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ringling Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (224 to 157); teachers down 41% (15.8 to 9.2).
About Ringling Elementary School
Ringling Elementary School sits in Ringling, Oklahoma, and is classified as an elementary school. It teaches 157 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have about 366 students on average; enrollment here is 57% lower.
RINGLING runs 3 schools with a combined 314 students. Ringling Elementary School is one of them.
The share of White students at Ringling Elementary School is 58%, a majority. The school is also 18% Native American, 14% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. That is lower than the 80% White share among all Jefferson County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Ringling Elementary School reported 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.0:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have an average ratio of 15.6:1. Roughly 98% of students at Ringling Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 85% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Among Oklahoma public elementary schools, Ringling Elementary School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 21.9% for a school in Oklahoma with Ringling Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Ringling Elementary School posts 16.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income comes to about $48,668, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 20%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 990 students.
Ringling Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Ringling Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Ringling Elementary School holds 2 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Ringling Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
The school's student count decreased 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 14.0:1 to 17.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,380
Census ACS
Median income
$48,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
990 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RINGLING
- Ringling High SchoolHigh · 87 students
- Ringling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 70 students
Other schools in Ringling
- Ringling High SchoolHigh · 87 students
- Ringling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 70 students
Nearby schools
- Ringling Junior High School0.0 mi · 70
- Ringling High School0.0 mi · 87
- Zaneis Public School5.5 mi · 287
- Healdton Elementary School6.5 mi · 237
- Healdton Middle School6.5 mi · 97
- Healdton High School6.8 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Ringling Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ringling Elementary School?
Ringling Elementary School enrolls approximately 157 students in grades PK-06.
Is Ringling Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ringling Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ringling Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ringling Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ringling Elementary School?
Ringling Elementary School reports a student body of 58% White, 10% Hispanic, 14% Two or more.
Is Ringling Elementary School public or private?
Ringling Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RINGLING.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.