Enrollment
128
Elementary
STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TANNEHILL·NCES 402952001551
Tannehill Public School
9283 Tannehill Road, McAlester, OK 74501 · (918) 423-6393 · Pittsburg County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
92 students
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 73% · US 70%
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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
17.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Tannehill Public School
Tannehill Public School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tannehill Public School this school | 128 | 71.9% | 23.9% |
| Stuart Elementary School Stuart | 129 | 68.2% | 46.7% |
| McCurtain Elementary School McCurtain | 169 | 71.0% | 23.6% |
| Moss Elementary School Holdenville | 169 | 72.2% | 32.0% |
| Battiest Elementary School Broken Bow | 142 | 71.8% | 36.0% |
| Chouteau Elementary School Chouteau | 157 | 75.2% | N/A |
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 Tannehill Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pittsburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #484 of 555 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #583 of 651 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #840 of 941 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #438 of 876 | #12 of 16 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
128
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 115
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 128 | 10.9 | 11.8:1 | 72% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 10.8 | 12.2:1 | 67% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 11.9 | 11.9:1 | 67% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 10 | 13.1:1 | 66% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 12.5 | 11.5:1 | 44% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 77% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 13 | 15.4:1 | 73% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 147 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 58% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 115 | 8 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tannehill Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (144 to 128); teachers down 13% (12.5 to 10.9).
About Tannehill Public School
Among the schools in McAlester, Oklahoma, is Tannehill Public School, a very small elementary school. Federal data show 128 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average enrollment is about 366.
Tannehill Public School is a school in TANNEHILL.
The largest group at Tannehill Public School is White students, at 53%. Enrollment also includes 28% Native American, 10% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among people living in Pittsburg County, the White share is about 70%. The diversity index for Tannehill Public School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1, 3.8 more students per teacher than here. Tannehill Public School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 72%. The figure for public schools in Pittsburg County is close, at 73%.
Among Oklahoma public elementary schools, Tannehill Public School outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tannehill Public School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 23.9% actual against 31.0% predicted.
For Pittsburg County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $55,310, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 36 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,341, Tannehill Public School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Karla Brock Early Childhood Academy is about 6.8 miles from Tannehill Public School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Tannehill Public School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Tannehill Public School had 131 students in 2020-21 and 128 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.1:1 to 11.8:1.
The Tannehill Public School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pittsburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,561
Census ACS
Median income
$55,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,341 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McAlester
- McAlester High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Randy Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
- Parker Intermediate CenterMiddle · 437 students
- Frink-Chambers Public SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Puterbaugh Upper ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Karla Brock Early Childhood Academy6.8 mi · 229
- Parker Intermediate Center7.0 mi · 437
- Randy Hughes Middle School7.9 mi · 447
- McAlester High School7.9 mi · 982
- Puterbaugh Upper Elementary8.0 mi · 378
- Will Rogers Elementary School8.1 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Tannehill Public SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tannehill Public School?
Tannehill Public School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Tannehill Public School serve?
Tannehill Public School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tannehill Public School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tannehill Public School is approximately 11.8:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tannehill Public School?
Tannehill Public School reports a student body of 53% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Tannehill Public School in?
Tannehill Public School is part of TANNEHILL.
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