UNION ES

UNION ES is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in Ponca City, Oklahoma, overseen by PONCA CITY, educateing 272 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

UNION ES is one of 11 schools operated by PONCA CITY, a district that educates 4,466 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, UNION ES records that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 13% Native American, 6% Pacific Islander. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kay County (around 76%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kay County indicate median household income runs about $58,423, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. UNION ES is one of 22 public schools in Kay County (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students).

WASHINGTON PRE KG CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

UNION ES operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 301 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 6% to 14%.

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