WATONGA ES

WATONGA ES, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Watonga, Oklahoma, one of the schools within WATONGA, educates 369 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in WATONGA (731 students total), WATONGA ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, WATONGA ES shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 7% Native American, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, WATONGA ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

Around the school, census data for Blaine County shows median household income runs about $61,642, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Blaine County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,067 students), WATONGA ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WATONGA MS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WATONGA ES comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. WATONGA ES's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 395 (now 369). Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 25% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.