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Taloga Elementary School

500 West Ruble, Taloga, OK 73667 · (580) 328-5586 · Dewey County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools

Enrollment
96
Elementary
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
32 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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-K1010%
Kindergarten99%
Grade 166%
Grade 288%
Grade 366%
Grade 41111%
Grade 51314%
Grade 61213%
Grade 777%
Grade 81415%
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
8083%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
33%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Two+
66%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
66%
DISTRICT 6% · 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
4648%
Female
5052%

School pathway

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

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
42.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
31.0%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.

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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Taloga Elementary School

Taloga Elementary School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Taloga Elementary School this school9633.3%36.0%
Burlington Elementary School
Burlington
9442.6%39.6%
Leedey Elementary School
Leedey
14343.4%31.6%
Maple Public School
Calumet
19229.7%47.9%
Okarche Elementary School
Okarche
23534.9%36.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
Alva
15146.4%38.7%
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 Taloga Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Oklahoma
Enrollment
ranked largest first
96#883 of 941
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
96
+19 (+25%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 7.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2596910.7:133% (32)
2023-247810.17.8:158% (45)
2022-238111.27.3:156% (45)
2020-2177117.0:165% (50)
2017-187612.46.1:161% (46)
2015-1688127.3:172% (63)
2010-1181711.6:157% (46)
2000-0194118.6:161% (57)
1990-911721115.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taloga Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 26% (76 to 96); teachers down 27% (12.4 to 9).

About Taloga Elementary School

Taloga Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Oklahoma, located in Taloga. It teaches 96 students in pre-K through 8. It has 74% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma (about 366).

TALOGA is the local district for Taloga Elementary School. It runs 2 schools with 126 students.

The share of students at Taloga Elementary School who are White is 83%. Other groups make up 6% multiracial, 6% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. Dewey County residents are about 83% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.

For every teacher at Taloga Elementary School, there are about 10.7 students; the school has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 33%. The average for public schools in Dewey County is 47%.

Taloga Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Taloga Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 36.0% actual against 44.2% predicted.

The school's county is Dewey County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $62,569 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Taloga Elementary School shares Dewey County with 8 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Taloga Elementary School is closest to Taloga High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools.

The federal government classifies Taloga Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.

A 25% gain took enrollment from 77 in 2020-21 to 96 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 7.0:1 to 10.7:1.

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Dewey County at a glance

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Population
4,360
Census ACS
Median income
$62,569
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,033 students

Quick facts

School name
Taloga Elementary School
District
TALOGA
Address
500 West Ruble, Taloga, OK 73667
Phone
(580) 328-5586
County
Dewey County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
96
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
32 (33%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
402943001549
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Taloga Elementary School
How large is Taloga Elementary School?
Taloga Elementary School enrolls approximately 96 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Taloga Elementary School serve?
Taloga Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Taloga Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Taloga Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taloga Elementary School?
At Taloga Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Taloga Elementary School public or private?
Taloga Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TALOGA.
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