SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES

As a compact elementary-level community in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES instructs 163 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of SOUTH COFFEYVILLE. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 55% below typical.

SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES is one of 2 schools operated by SOUTH COFFEYVILLE, a district that hosts 244 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest looks like 25% multiracial, 8% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

In terms of school funding signals, SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES is in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 33.7%; SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES posts 0.0%, -33.7 points below that line.

Around the school, Nowata County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,333 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Nowata County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,540 students), SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES is one campus in the mix.

SOUTH COFFEYVILLE HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTH COFFEYVILLE ES ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 23.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 8%: 151 students in 2018 compared to 163 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 63% to 57%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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