SILO ES

SILO ES is one of the small K-5 schools in Durant, Oklahoma, overseen by SILO, with 311 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

SILO runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,249 students. SILO ES is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SILO ES logs that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 23% Native American, 18% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SILO ES has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SILO ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bryan County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,225 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bryan County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,443 students), of which SILO ES is one.

The closest other public school is SILO EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SILO ES comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. SILO ES's enrollment has declined 37% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 311). White enrollment moved from 59% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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