WASHINGTON IRVING ES

WASHINGTON IRVING ES is a mid-sized elementary campus in Durant, Oklahoma, overseen by DURANT. The school teaches 436 students in grades K through 4.

DURANT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,844 students. WASHINGTON IRVING ES is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WASHINGTON IRVING ES logs that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 21% multiracial, 20% Hispanic, 17% Native American, 2% Black. By comparison, Bryan County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bryan County (around 68%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, Bryan County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,225, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bryan County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,443 students), of which WASHINGTON IRVING ES is one.

The closest other public school is DURANT MS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around WASHINGTON IRVING ES.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 35%: 668 students in 2018 compared to 436 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the WASHINGTON IRVING ES community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.