VANOSS ES

As a mid-tier K-5 school in Ada, Oklahoma, VANOSS ES teaches 410 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of VANOSS.

VANOSS ES is one of 2 schools operated by VANOSS, a district that caters to 574 students overall.

Looking at the student body, VANOSS ES shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 30% Native American, 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pontotoc County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VANOSS ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Pontotoc County shows median household earnings sit near $63,017, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. VANOSS ES is one of 23 public schools in Pontotoc County (combined enrollment of about 7,104 students).

VANOSS HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VANOSS ES ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.1%.

VANOSS ES operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. VANOSS ES's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 410). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 51%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.