SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL

SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL, a rural-scale elementary-level community in Hulbert, Oklahoma, overseen by SHADY GROVE, hosts 134 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 63% leaner than the state mean of about 366.

SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL is a school of SHADY GROVE, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Native American. Other groups include 19% White, 2% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cherokee County (around 73%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.1%; this one delivers 21.5%.

In the broader community, Cherokee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,218 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Cherokee County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,401 students), of which SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HULBERT ES, around 3.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHADY GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL has shrank 17%, going from 161 students in 2018 to 134 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 7% to 2% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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