Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 118 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUPELO·NCES 403027001683
Tupelo Elementary School
200 South 7th, Tupelo, OK 74572 · (580) 845-2802 · Coal County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
152 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 22 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 25% larger than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Tupelo Elementary School→Tupelo High School
Based on grade levels within TUPELO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
54.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in Oklahoma's top 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 Tupelo Elementary School
Tupelo Elementary School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupelo Elementary School this school | 165 | 92.1% | 56.9% |
| Shady Point Public School Shady Point | 158 | 93.0% | 9.6% |
| Bowlegs Elementary School Bowlegs | 183 | 88.0% | 38.0% |
| Stonewall Elementary School Stonewall | 188 | 87.8% | 46.3% |
| Indianola Elementary School Indianola | 182 | 91.2% | 34.5% |
| Haileyville Elementary School Haileyville | 210 | 90.0% | 32.5% |
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 Tupelo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #23 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #62 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #25 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #772 of 941 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #103 of 876 |
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
165
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 165 | 11.4 | 14.4:1 | 92% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 11.4 | 14.3:1 | 87% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 11.6 | 12.7:1 | 80% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 77% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 13 | 14.0:1 | 100% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 11 | 17.4:1 | 80% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | 77% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 87% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tupelo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (182 to 165); teachers down 12% (13 to 11.4).
About Tupelo Elementary School
Tupelo Elementary School serves students in Tupelo, Oklahoma, as a low-enrollment elementary school. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 165 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have about 366 students on average; enrollment here is 55% lower.
TUPELO has a total of 2 schools and 235 students, Tupelo Elementary School among them.
The biggest share of students at Tupelo Elementary School, 48%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% multiracial, 17% Native American, and 4% Hispanic. In Coal County overall, about 65% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The school has 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Tupelo Elementary School, 92% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Coal County average 75%.
A school in Oklahoma with Tupelo Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 24.0%. Tupelo Elementary School scores 56.9%.
In Coal County, median household income comes to about $50,423, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 1,080 students.
Tupelo High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Tupelo Elementary School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Tupelo Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Tupelo Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 165, from 158 in 2020-21.
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Coal County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,320
Census ACS
Median income
$50,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Tupelo High School0.1 mi · 70
- Stonewall Elementary School6.6 mi · 188
- Stonewall High School6.7 mi · 104
- McLish Middle School10.9 mi · 130
- Coalgate High School12.6 mi · 236
- Wallace Byrd Middle School12.6 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Tupelo Elementary SchoolHow large is Tupelo Elementary School?
Tupelo Elementary School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Tupelo Elementary School serve?
Tupelo Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tupelo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tupelo Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tupelo Elementary School?
At Tupelo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 30% Two or more.
Is Tupelo Elementary School public or private?
Tupelo Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TUPELO.
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