SKYLINE ES

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Stillwater, Oklahoma, SKYLINE ES instructs 365 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within STILLWATER.

STILLWATER runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 6,049 students. SKYLINE ES is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SKYLINE ES reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 21% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 9% Black. By comparison, Payne County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, SKYLINE ES logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Payne County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SKYLINE ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.1%, the actual is 36.2%, a residual of +4.1 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Payne County) records that median household income runs about $49,809, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. SKYLINE ES is one of 26 public schools in Payne County (combined enrollment of about 10,609 students).

STILLWATER JHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SKYLINE ES ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.3%.

SKYLINE ES operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 27%: 498 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for SKYLINE ES typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.