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Soper Elementary School

911 St Louis St, Soper, OK 74759 · (580) 345-2211 · Choctaw County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
202 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K146%
Kindergarten2811%
Grade 12912%
Grade 22811%
Grade 32711%
Grade 42410%
Grade 5229%
Grade 62510%
Grade 72410%
Grade 82410%

This year's kindergarten class (28) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (24).

Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
9940%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
73%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
73%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Native American
13153%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 11% · US 1%
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
Male
13555%
Female
11045%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Soper Elementary School→Soper High School
Based on grade levels within SOPER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
Math
0.0%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →

Schools most like Soper Elementary School

Soper Elementary School's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Soper Elementary School this school24582.4%19.0%
Harmony Public School
Atoka
24680.9%35.5%
Hodgen Public School
Hodgen
22085.9%N/A
Spence Memorial Elementary School
Weleetka
23085.2%35.0%
Wilson Elementary School
Henryetta
19384.5%0.0%
Wilson Elementary School
Miami
25082.4%N/A
Matched among Oklahoma elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Soper Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Oklahoma
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#510 of 555
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
0.0%#636 of 651
Enrollment
ranked largest first
245#626 of 941
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.3:1#617 of 708
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.9%#544 of 708
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
82.4%#229 of 876
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.1%#142 of 164
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
245
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524513.418.3:182% (202)
2023-2426213.319.8:177% (203)
2022-2325113.518.6:173% (184)
2020-212391417.1:182% (195)
2017-1824014.316.8:198% (236)
2015-162601715.3:172% (187)
2010-112571517.1:169% (177)
2000-011701017.0:168% (116)
1990-912131119.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soper Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (240 to 245); teachers down 6% (14.3 to 13.4).

About Soper Elementary School

Soper Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in Soper, Oklahoma. Its enrollment is 245 students, spread over pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.

In SOPER, 2 schools enroll a combined 321 students.

The largest group at Soper Elementary School is Native American students, at 53%. Other groups include 40% White, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Soper Elementary School scores 55%.

A staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.3:1. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.6:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 82%. That is in line with the 82% average for public schools in Choctaw County.

A school with Soper Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oklahoma is predicted to score 27.3%. Soper Elementary School scores 19.0%, 8.3 points below that line.

The school is in Choctaw County, where the median household earns about $44,081 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Soper Elementary School shares Choctaw County with 11 other public schools.

Soper High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%. The number of students per teacher increased from 17.1 to 18.3 over 4 years.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Soper Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Choctaw County at a glance

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Population
14,297
Census ACS
Median income
$44,081
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,989 students

Quick facts

School name
Soper Elementary School
District
SOPER
Address
911 St Louis St, Soper, OK 74759
Phone
(580) 345-2211
County
Choctaw County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
245
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
18.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
202 (82%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
402796001484
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Soper Elementary School
How large is Soper Elementary School?
Soper Elementary School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Soper Elementary School serve?
Soper Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Soper Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Soper Elementary School.
How diverse is Soper Elementary School?
Soper Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Soper Elementary School?
Soper Elementary School is overseen by SOPER in Choctaw County.
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