Enrollment
134
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHADY GROVE·NCES 402742001448
Shady Grove Public School
11042 West Shady Grove Road, Hulbert, OK 74441 · (918) 772-2511 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
119 students
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 | 11 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 8% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
0.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 →
Where Shady Grove Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #500 of 555 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #634 of 651 | #11 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #199 of 523 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #833 of 941 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #146 of 876 | #4 of 15 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
134
-12 (-8%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 134 | 11.4 | 11.8:1 | 89% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 14.3 | 9.2:1 | 86% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 13.3 | 10.1:1 | 89% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | 13 | 11.2:1 | 87% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 12.3 | 13.1:1 | 98% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 12 | 12.1:1 | 81% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 146 | 12 | 12.2:1 | 82% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | 14 | 10.8:1 | 98% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 145 | 13 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shady Grove Public School.
About Shady Grove Public School
Shady Grove Public School is a small elementary school in Hulbert, Oklahoma, under SHADY GROVE. The latest federal count shows 134 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 63% lower.
Shady Grove Public School belongs to SHADY GROVE.
Roughly 78% of students at Shady Grove Public School are Native American. Enrollment also includes 19% White and 2% Hispanic. Shady Grove Public School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 11.8:1 comes from the school's 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.9 students per teacher below the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 89% in 2024-25. The 73% average for public schools in Cherokee County is 16 points lower.
Compared with Oklahoma schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Shady Grove Public School's results are 3.6 points below predicted: 21.5% against 25.1%.
Among Cherokee County residents, the median household income is $53,218, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Shady Grove Public School, Cherokee County has 20 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Shady Grove Public School to another public school is about 3.1 miles, to Hulbert Jr-Sr HS (sr). Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 32.7%, higher than Shady Grove Public School's 21.5%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Shady Grove Public School had 146 students, to 2024-25, when it had 134.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,942
Census ACS
Median income
$53,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hulbert
- Hulbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
- Hulbert Jr-Sr HS (sr)High · 183 students
- Norwood Public SchoolElementary · 118 students
- Hulbert Middle SchoolMiddle · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Hulbert Jr-Sr HS (sr)3.1 mi · 183
- Hulbert Elementary School3.1 mi · 243
- Hulbert Middle School3.1 mi · 108
- Grand View Public School6.0 mi · 521
- Norwood Public School7.0 mi · 118
- Tahlequah Middle School7.1 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Shady Grove Public SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shady Grove Public School?
Shady Grove Public School enrolls approximately 134 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Shady Grove Public School serve?
Shady Grove Public School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Shady Grove Public School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Shady Grove Public School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shady Grove Public School?
At Shady Grove Public School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Shady Grove Public School public or private?
Shady Grove Public School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHADY GROVE.
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