SINGLETON ES

SINGLETON ES is a modestly sized elementary campus in Arkoma, Oklahoma, one of the schools within ARKOMA. The school educates 168 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 54% below the state mean of about 366.

Across the 3 schools in ARKOMA (346 students total), SINGLETON ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SINGLETON ES records that 60% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 21% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 5% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 85% of students at SINGLETON ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Le Flore County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SINGLETON ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Le Flore County indicate median household earnings sit near $51,565, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Le Flore County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,938 students), of which SINGLETON ES is one.

The closest other public school is ARKOMA MS, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SINGLETON ES at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 30%: 240 students in 2018 compared to 168 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 67% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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