RUSH SPRINGS ES

Set in Rush Springs, Oklahoma, RUSH SPRINGS ES is a low-enrollment elementary school, overseen by RUSH SPRINGS. It enrolls 234 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so RUSH SPRINGS ES sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.

RUSH SPRINGS comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 473 students; RUSH SPRINGS ES is among them.

Demographically, RUSH SPRINGS ES shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 15% Native American, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Grady County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RUSH SPRINGS ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.0%.

Around the school, Grady County reports that median household income runs about $75,419, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Grady County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,669 students), of which RUSH SPRINGS ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: RUSH SPRINGS HS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around RUSH SPRINGS ES. On composite proficiency, RUSH SPRINGS ES comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 42.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 243 students in 2018 compared to 234 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 77% to 71%.

On the community side, members of the RUSH SPRINGS ES community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.