ROOSEVELT ES

As a small elementary-level community in Ponca City, Oklahoma, ROOSEVELT ES serves 252 students from grades K through 5, overseen by PONCA CITY. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

ROOSEVELT ES is one of 11 schools operated by PONCA CITY, a district that works with 4,466 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ROOSEVELT ES lists that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 6% Native American, 5% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, ROOSEVELT ES shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kay County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROOSEVELT ES sits in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.0%; actual is 41.8%, +16.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Kay County reports that median household income runs about $58,423, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. ROOSEVELT ES is one of 22 public schools in Kay County (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students).

The closest other public school is PONCA CITY HS, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ROOSEVELT ES comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 27%: 344 students in 2018 compared to 252 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 66% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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