TIPTON ES

Set in Tipton, Oklahoma, TIPTON ES is a micro-enrollment primary school, run under TIPTON. It educates 133 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 64% smaller than typical.

TIPTON comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 213 students; TIPTON ES is among them.

In terms of who attends, TIPTON ES logs that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting TIPTON ES tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TIPTON ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.1%, the actual is 30.3%, a residual of +0.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Tillman County) reports that median household income runs about $48,939, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tillman County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,189 students), TIPTON ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TIPTON HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TIPTON ES ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 28%: 186 students in 2018 compared to 133 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 6% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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