Enrollment
190
Elementary
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAURIKA·NCES 403198001766
Waurika Elementary School
600 Educational Avenue, Waurika, OK 73573 · (580) 228-3531 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
160 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 18 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 17% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Based on grade levels within WAURIKA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
42.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Oklahoma's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Waurika Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #191 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #191 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #59 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #727 of 941 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #208 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #170 of 548 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
190
-33 (-15%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 190 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 84% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 17.2 | 13.4:1 | 80% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 16.8 | 13.7:1 | 75% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 78% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 78% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 76% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 71% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 19 | 14.0:1 | 68% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waurika Elementary School.
About Waurika Elementary School
Waurika Elementary School is an elementary school located in Waurika, Oklahoma, in Jefferson County. The school counted 190 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 48% below the average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
WAURIKA has 3 schools and 425 students, and Waurika Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Waurika Elementary School is 64%, a majority. It is also 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Native American. For comparison, the population of Jefferson County is roughly 80% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Waurika Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 2.9 students per teacher. At Waurika Elementary School, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is similar, at 85%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Waurika Elementary School is +13.2 points, in the top 10% of Oklahoma. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.9%, and the predicted rate is 26.7%.
In the surrounding county, Jefferson County, the median household earns about $48,668 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Jefferson County has 9 public schools with about 990 students, including Waurika Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Waurika Elementary School is closest to Waurika Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.3%; Waurika Elementary School's is 39.9%, ranking 2nd of 4.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
From 223 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 190 by 2024-25.
Waurika Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,380
Census ACS
Median income
$48,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
990 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAURIKA
- Waurika High SchoolHigh · 144 students
- Waurika Middle SchoolMiddle · 91 students
Other schools in Waurika
- Waurika High SchoolHigh · 144 students
- Waurika Middle SchoolMiddle · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Waurika Middle School0.5 mi · 91
- Waurika High School0.5 mi · 144
- Ryan High School10.2 mi · 80
- Ryan Elementary School10.2 mi · 171
- Grandview Public School12.9 mi · 72
- Comanche Middle School13.3 mi · 175
Frequently asked questions
About Waurika Elementary SchoolHow large is Waurika Elementary School?
Waurika Elementary School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades PK-05.
Is Waurika Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waurika Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Waurika Elementary School have?
Waurika Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Waurika Elementary School?
Student demographics at Waurika Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Waurika Elementary School public or private?
Waurika Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WAURIKA.
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