RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES

RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES, a tight-knit primary school in Edmond, Oklahoma, one of the schools within EDMOND, serves 286 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 366.

EDMOND comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 25,746 students; RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES is among them.

Demographically, RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 3% Asian. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES higher than the state norm the norm. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Oklahoma County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 50.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Oklahoma County shows median household earnings sit near $66,679, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CLEGERN ES, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 41.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. RUSSELL DOUGHERTY ES's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 317 (now 286). White enrollment moved from 79% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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