STUART ES

STUART ES operates as a tiny K-5 school in Stuart, Oklahoma, part of STUART. Current enrollment sits at 129 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 65% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

STUART ES is one of 2 schools operated by STUART, a district that serves 205 students overall.

On the student-mix side, STUART ES reports that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 42% Native American, 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hughes County (around 80%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STUART ES sits in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.2%; actual is 46.7%, +14.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Hughes County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,581, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. STUART ES is one of 13 public schools in Hughes County (combined enrollment of about 2,068 students).

The closest other public school is STUART HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, STUART ES comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 169 students in 2018 compared to 129 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 24% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for STUART ES typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.