Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIPLEY·NCES 402595001377
Ripley Elementary School
403 E Cook ST, Ripley, OK 74062 · (918) 372-4570 · Payne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
215 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Ripley Elementary School→Ripley High School
Based on grade levels within RIPLEY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
40.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Ripley Elementary School
Ripley Elementary School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Elementary School this school | 317 | 67.8% | 37.6% |
| Newkirk Elementary School Newkirk | 317 | 64.7% | 37.5% |
| Cordell Elementary School Cordell | 364 | 68.1% | 39.9% |
| Wilson Elementary School Wilson | 302 | 72.8% | 35.4% |
| Cleveland Intermediate Elementary School Cleveland | 340 | 70.0% | 34.3% |
| Fletcher Elementary School Fletcher | 278 | 63.3% | 28.8% |
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 Ripley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Payne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #246 of 555 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #222 of 651 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #296 of 523 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #503 of 941 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #71 of 708 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #652 of 708 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #520 of 876 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #414 of 548 | #9 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
317
+46 (+17%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 317 | 23.8 | 13.3:1 | 68% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 22.2 | 13.5:1 | 64% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 23.3 | 12.9:1 | 54% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 53% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 21.7 | 15.7:1 | 63% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 72% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 80% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 65% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ripley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (341 to 317); teachers up 9% (21.7 to 23.8).
About Ripley Elementary School
Ripley Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Ripley, Oklahoma. It has an enrollment of 317 students in pre-K through 8.
Besides Ripley Elementary School, RIPLEY runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 460 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ripley Elementary School is White: 73%. The remaining shares are 15% Native American, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Payne County overall, the White share is about 75%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
The school had 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 2.3 students per teacher. The school reported 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Payne County is 52%.
Among Oklahoma public elementary schools, Ripley Elementary School outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ripley Elementary School is +5.2 points: 37.6% actual, 32.4% predicted.
Payne County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $49,809, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Payne County's 26 public schools enroll about 10,609 students and include Ripley Elementary School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Ripley Elementary School from the closest public school, Ripley High School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ripley Elementary School places 2nd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 317 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 271.
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Payne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,972
Census ACS
Median income
$49,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,609 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Ripley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Ripley Elementary. Ripley Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Ripley Elementary SchoolRipley, MS · 611 students
- Ripley Elementary SchoolRipley, WV · 570 students
- Ripley ElementaryRipley, TN · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Ripley High School0.1 mi · 143
- Perkins-Tryon Intermediate Elementary School6.9 mi · 366
- Perkins-Tryon High School7.1 mi · 454
- Perkins-Tryon Elementary School7.1 mi · 441
- Cushing Pre-Kindergarten Schl7.5 mi · 89
- Cushing Upper Elementary School7.8 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Ripley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ripley Elementary School?
Ripley Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-08.
Is Ripley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ripley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Ripley Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Ripley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ripley Elementary School?
At Ripley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ripley Elementary School in?
Ripley Elementary School is part of RIPLEY.
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