VELMA-ALMA ES

As a modestly sized elementary school in Velma, Oklahoma, VELMA-ALMA ES works with 211 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by VELMA-ALMA. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so VELMA-ALMA ES sits 42% smaller than that benchmark.

Within VELMA-ALMA, which oversees 3 schools and 447 students, VELMA-ALMA ES is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VELMA-ALMA ES records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 16% multiracial, 10% Native American, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, VELMA-ALMA ES has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at VELMA-ALMA ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, VELMA-ALMA ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 41.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Stephens County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,620 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. VELMA-ALMA ES is one of 26 public schools in Stephens County (combined enrollment of about 7,186 students).

VELMA-ALMA MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, VELMA-ALMA ES comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VELMA-ALMA ES has declined 4%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 211 in 2025.

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