STRATFORD ES

STRATFORD ES is a cozy elementary campus in Stratford, Oklahoma, run under STRATFORD. The school works with 303 students in grades pre-K through 5.

STRATFORD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 657 students. STRATFORD ES is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, STRATFORD ES logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 22% Native American, 13% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, STRATFORD ES has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Garvin County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $58,556 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. STRATFORD ES is one of 21 public schools in Garvin County (combined enrollment of about 5,065 students).

Nearest neighbor: STRATFORD MS, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 305 students in 2018 compared to 303 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.