SULPHUR INTERMEDIATE ES

SULPHUR INTERMEDIATE ES is a primary school of close-knit scale in Sulphur, Oklahoma, overseen by SULPHUR, instructing 285 students in grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in SULPHUR (1,435 students total), SULPHUR INTERMEDIATE ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, SULPHUR INTERMEDIATE ES logs that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 21% Native American, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

On the resource side, SULPHUR INTERMEDIATE ES reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Murray County's rate of about 64%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SULPHUR INTERMEDIATE ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Murray County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,322, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Murray County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,384 students), SULPHUR INTERMEDIATE ES is one campus in the mix.

SULPHUR MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around SULPHUR INTERMEDIATE ES.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the SULPHUR INTERMEDIATE ES community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.