Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 187 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKOMIS·NCES 403195001763
Waukomis Elementary School
316 West Locust, Waukomis, OK 73773 · (580) 758-3264 · Garfield County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
176 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 34% smaller than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Waukomis Elementary School→Waukomis High School
Based on grade levels within WAUKOMIS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
19.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Waukomis Elementary School
Waukomis Elementary School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukomis Elementary School this school | 256 | 68.8% | 25.7% |
| Garber Elementary School Garber | 252 | 73.0% | 31.9% |
| Ripley Elementary School Ripley | 317 | 67.8% | 37.6% |
| Wilson Elementary School Wilson | 302 | 72.8% | 35.4% |
| Elmore City-Pernell Elementary School Elmore City | 197 | 72.1% | 30.7% |
| Sayre Elementary School Sayre | 325 | 68.9% | 41.3% |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Waukomis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Garfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #474 of 555 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #566 of 651 | #15 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #358 of 523 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #607 of 941 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #179 of 708 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #698 of 708 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #491 of 876 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #196 of 548 | #5 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
-48 (-16%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 256 | 17.6 | 14.6:1 | 69% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 18.9 | 14.3:1 | 75% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 18.3 | 15.1:1 | 73% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 19 | 16.0:1 | 61% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 18.5 | 16.9:1 | 45% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 56% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 13 | 19.5:1 | 61% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 36% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waukomis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (313 to 256); teachers down 5% (18.5 to 17.6).
About Waukomis Elementary School
Waukomis Elementary School is a public elementary school in Waukomis, Oklahoma. Federal data show 256 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll around 366, and this school is 30% below that mark.
WAUKOMIS is the district for Waukomis Elementary School. It has 2 schools and 373 students.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
There are about 14.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Waukomis Elementary School, which has 17.6. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 1.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 69%. The average for public schools in Garfield County is similar, at 72%.
On the allk12 Grade, Waukomis Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 14% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.0%.
For the population of Garfield County, median household income comes to about $66,182, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Garfield County's 34 public schools enroll about 10,724 students and include Waukomis Elementary School.
Waukomis Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Waukomis High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 25.7% is below the 38.6% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Waukomis Elementary School had a net loss of 48 students, or 16%. The school's ratio dropped from 16.0:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Garfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
10,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukomis
- Pioneer-Pleasant Vale High SchoolHigh · 118 students
- Waukomis High SchoolHigh · 117 students
- Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 76 students
Nearby schools
- Waukomis High School0.2 mi · 117
- Eisenhower Elementary School4.8 mi · 130
- Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Junior High School6.6 mi · 76
- Pioneer-Pleasant Vale High School6.6 mi · 118
- Hayes Elementary School7.2 mi · 274
- Taft Elementary School7.4 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Waukomis Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Waukomis Elementary School?
Waukomis Elementary School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Waukomis Elementary School serve?
Waukomis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Waukomis Elementary School have?
Waukomis Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Waukomis Elementary School?
Student demographics at Waukomis Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Waukomis Elementary School public or private?
Waukomis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WAUKOMIS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.