WASHINGTON ES

WASHINGTON ES is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in Miami, Oklahoma, part of MIAMI, teacheing 231 students in grades 1 through 3. That puts it 37% below the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

Within MIAMI, which oversees 6 schools and 1,997 students, WASHINGTON ES is one campus in the system.

On demographics, WASHINGTON ES lists that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 20% Native American, 19% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Ottawa County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting WASHINGTON ES higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at WASHINGTON ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Ottawa County reports that median household income runs about $49,947, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Ottawa County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,356 students), WASHINGTON ES is one campus in the mix.

NICHOLS UPPER ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WASHINGTON ES.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. WASHINGTON ES's enrollment has increased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 184 (now 231). White enrollment moved from 45% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.