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What's the most underrated thing about VANOSS ES that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANOSS·NCES 403096001714
Vanoss Elementary School
4665 County Road 1555, Ada, OK 74820 · (580) 759-2251 · Pontotoc County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
316 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Vanoss Elementary School→Vanoss High School
Based on grade levels within VANOSS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
31.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Vanoss Elementary School
Vanoss Elementary School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanoss Elementary School this school | 410 | 77.1% | 32.4% |
| Liberty Public School MULDROW | 349 | 75.9% | 41.6% |
| Wilburton Elementary School Wilburton | 454 | 75.1% | 34.2% |
| Brantly Elementary School Antlers | 500 | 76.8% | 36.7% |
| Caddo Elementary School Caddo | 365 | 74.2% | 29.0% |
| Tushka Elementary School Atoka | 338 | 77.8% | 31.5% |
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 Vanoss Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pontotoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #369 of 555 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #411 of 651 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #357 of 523 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #319 of 941 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #278 of 708 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #389 of 708 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #333 of 876 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #464 of 548 | #5 of 7 |
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
410
+63 (+18%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 410 | 26.7 | 15.3:1 | 77% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 80% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 23.6 | 17.5:1 | 72% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 75% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 27.1 | 15.9:1 | 67% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 65% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 85% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 78% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 13 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanoss Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (430 to 410); teachers down 1% (27.1 to 26.7).
About Vanoss Elementary School
Ada, Oklahoma, is home to Vanoss Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 410 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8.
Federal data list 2 schools in VANOSS, with 574 students enrolled.
At Vanoss Elementary School, White students make up 51% of the student body. It is also 30% Native American, 12% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Pontotoc County is roughly 64% White. Vanoss Elementary School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Vanoss Elementary School is 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma average 15.6:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Pontotoc County is 13 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Vanoss Elementary School is +3.3 points: 32.4% actual, 29.2% predicted.
Pontotoc County census figures show that the median household income is $63,017, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 23 public schools in Pontotoc County, enrolling about 7,104 students in all.
Vanoss High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Vanoss Elementary School. The ten-mile area around Vanoss Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 37.1%, higher than Vanoss Elementary School's 32.4%.
Vanoss Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is up 18% from 2020-21, when Vanoss Elementary School had 347 students, to 2024-25, when it had 410. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.9:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Pontotoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,235
Census ACS
Median income
$63,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ada
- Ada Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Ada High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Latta Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Homer Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Vanoss High School0.0 mi · 164
- Stratford Middle School5.7 mi · 138
- Stratford Elementary School5.8 mi · 303
- Stratford High School5.8 mi · 216
- Latta Elementary School9.2 mi · 522
- Roff Elementary School9.2 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About Vanoss Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Vanoss Elementary School?
Vanoss Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Vanoss Elementary School serve?
Vanoss Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vanoss Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vanoss Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vanoss Elementary School?
At Vanoss Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Two or more.
Is Vanoss Elementary School public or private?
Vanoss Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by VANOSS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.