WASHINGTON ES

WASHINGTON ES, a compact elementary-level community in Alva, Oklahoma, part of ALVA, hosts 240 students, covering grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

WASHINGTON ES is one of 5 schools operated by ALVA, a district that hosts 1,054 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WASHINGTON ES lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Woods County put median household earnings sit near $53,275, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Woods County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,322 students), WASHINGTON ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALVA MS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around WASHINGTON ES.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WASHINGTON ES has contracted 8%, going from 261 students in 2018 to 240 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 8% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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