TUSHKA ES

TUSHKA ES, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Atoka, Oklahoma, operated by TUSHKA, hosts 338 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

TUSHKA runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 514 students. TUSHKA ES is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, TUSHKA ES reports that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest looks like 38% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Atoka County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at TUSHKA ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, TUSHKA ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.9%, the actual is 31.5%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Atoka County put median household income runs about $54,785, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Atoka County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,304 students), of which TUSHKA ES is one.

The closest other public school is TUSHKA HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, TUSHKA ES comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. TUSHKA ES's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 291 (now 338). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the TUSHKA ES community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.