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VERDIGRIS ES
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Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About VERDIGRIS ES
Set in Claremore, Oklahoma, VERDIGRIS ES is a mid-tier primary school, part of VERDIGRIS. It hosts 424 students across grades pre-K through 3.
Across the 4 schools in VERDIGRIS (1,352 students total), VERDIGRIS ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, VERDIGRIS ES reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% multiracial, 20% Native American, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting VERDIGRIS ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Rogers County (around 56%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, VERDIGRIS ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.0%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Rogers County) logs that median household income runs about $80,067, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Rogers County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,144 students), of which VERDIGRIS ES is one.
Nearest neighbor: VERDIGRIS UPPER ES, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, VERDIGRIS ES comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 37.4%.
VERDIGRIS ES operates from a town-based location.
Looking at the recent track record. VERDIGRIS ES's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 424). Over the same period, the White share declined from 56% to 48%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.
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