Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSH SPRINGS·NCES 402655001389
Rush Springs Elementary School
601 West Blakley, Rush Springs, OK 73082 · (580) 476-3172 · Grady County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
174 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 30 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 RUSH SPRINGS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
34.5%
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 35 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Rush Springs Elementary School
Rush Springs Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Springs Elementary School this school | 234 | 74.4% | 41.0% |
| Binger-Oney Elementary School Binger | 211 | 73.9% | 34.9% |
| Maysville Elementary School Maysville | 210 | 76.7% | N/A |
| Elmore City-Pernell Elementary School Elmore City | 197 | 72.1% | 30.7% |
| Healdton Elementary School Healdton | 237 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Depew Elementary School Depew | 256 | 71.9% | 26.8% |
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 Rush Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Grady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #169 of 555 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #332 of 651 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #288 of 523 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #648 of 941 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #53 of 708 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #632 of 708 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #390 of 876 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #480 of 548 | #10 of 11 |
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
234
+19 (+9%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 234 | 17.9 | 13.1:1 | 74% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 18.4 | 12.6:1 | 74% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 67% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 73% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 18.3 | 13.3:1 | 65% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 66% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 70% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | 57% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rush Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (243 to 234); teachers down 2% (18.3 to 17.9).
About Rush Springs Elementary School
Rush Springs Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Rush Springs, Oklahoma. A total of 234 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 36% lower.
In RUSH SPRINGS, 3 schools enroll a combined 473 students.
White students are the majority at Rush Springs Elementary School, with 71% of enrollment. Other groups make up 15% Native American, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Grady County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Rush Springs Elementary School, 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma have 15.6:1, compared with 13.1:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 74% of enrollment. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Grady County.
The allk12 Grade for Rush Springs Elementary School is A-. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rush Springs Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.0% and a predicted 30.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Grady County show that the median household income is $75,419, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Rush Springs Elementary School, Grady County has 32 other public schools.
The school nearest to Rush Springs Elementary School is Rush Springs High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 2. On average proficiency, Rush Springs Elementary School is 3rd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when Rush Springs Elementary School had 215 students, to 2024-25, when it had 234.
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Grady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,606
Census ACS
Median income
$75,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
9,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RUSH SPRINGS
- Rush Springs High SchoolHigh · 133 students
- Rush Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 106 students
Other schools in Rush Springs
- Rush Springs High SchoolHigh · 133 students
- Rush Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 106 students
Nearby schools
- Rush Springs High School0.0 mi · 133
- Rush Springs Middle School0.1 mi · 106
- Marlow High School9.5 mi · 371
- Marlow Middle School9.5 mi · 282
- Marlow Elementary School9.7 mi · 702
- Senior High School11.6 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Rush Springs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rush Springs Elementary School?
Rush Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rush Springs Elementary School serve?
Rush Springs Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rush Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Rush Springs Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Rush Springs Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rush Springs Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Rush Springs Elementary School in?
Rush Springs Elementary School is part of RUSH SPRINGS.
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