Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEILING·NCES 402724001437
Seiling Elementary School
100 N Elm, Seiling, OK 73663 · (580) 922-7381 · Dewey County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
147 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 34 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 SEILING. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
31.2%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Seiling Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seiling Elementary School this school | 270 | 54.4% | 34.6% |
| Davenport Elementary School Davenport | 266 | 56.0% | N/A |
| East Side Elementary School Chandler | 268 | 56.0% | N/A |
| Cushing Lower Elementary School Cushing | 223 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary School Alva | 240 | 57.5% | N/A |
| McCord Public School Ponca City | 294 | 53.7% | 42.5% |
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 Seiling Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #318 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #413 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #377 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #578 of 941 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #76 of 708 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #662 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #683 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #543 of 548 |
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
270
+18 (+7%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 270 | 20.1 | 13.4:1 | 54% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 22 | 12.3:1 | 53% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 20.7 | 13.1:1 | 50% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 54% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 19.8 | 13.7:1 | 54% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 58% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 218 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 58% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 191 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 61% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seiling Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (271 to 270); teachers up 2% (19.8 to 20.1).
About Seiling Elementary School
Seiling, Oklahoma, is home to Seiling Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 270 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 26% below the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
SEILING has 3 schools and 435 students, and Seiling Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Seiling Elementary School is 74%, a majority. It is also 12% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Dewey County is roughly 83% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Seiling Elementary School, there are about 13.4 students; the school has 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, 15.6:1, is higher. There are 147 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 54% of enrollment.
Seiling Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
The model predicts 37.0% for a school in Oklahoma with Seiling Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Seiling Elementary School posts 34.6%.
The school is in Dewey County, where the median household earns about $62,569 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Seiling Elementary School shares Dewey County with 8 other public schools.
Seiling Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Seiling Jr-Sr HS (jr), less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Seiling Elementary School holds 2 other public schools.
Seiling Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 252 to 270.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Seiling Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dewey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,360
Census ACS
Median income
$62,569
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,033 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEILING
- Seiling Jr-Sr HS (jr)Middle · 90 students
- Seiling Jr-Sr HS (sr)High · 75 students
Other schools in Seiling
- Seiling Jr-Sr HS (jr)Middle · 90 students
- Seiling Jr-Sr HS (sr)High · 75 students
Nearby schools
- Seiling Jr-Sr HS (jr)0.0 mi · 90
- Seiling Jr-Sr HS (sr)0.0 mi · 75
- Taloga High School8.0 mi · 30
- Taloga Elementary School8.1 mi · 96
- Sharon-Mutual High School15.2 mi · 57
- Canton High School19.8 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About Seiling Elementary SchoolHow large is Seiling Elementary School?
Seiling Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Seiling Elementary School serve?
Seiling Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Seiling Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Seiling Elementary School.
How diverse is Seiling Elementary School?
Seiling Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Seiling Elementary School public or private?
Seiling Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SEILING.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.