WAURIKA ES

As a cozy elementary campus in Waurika, Oklahoma, WAURIKA ES instructs 190 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of WAURIKA. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

WAURIKA runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 425 students. WAURIKA ES is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WAURIKA ES logs that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, On paper, WAURIKA ES has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WAURIKA ES ranks in the top 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 26.7%; WAURIKA ES posts 39.9%, +13.2 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $48,668, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 990 students), WAURIKA ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WAURIKA MS, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around WAURIKA ES. On composite proficiency, WAURIKA ES comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. WAURIKA ES's enrollment has declined 19% since 2018, when it stood at 236 (now 190). Over the same period, the White share declined from 69% to 64%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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