WAYNOKA ES

Set in Waynoka, Oklahoma, WAYNOKA ES is a tight-knit elementary school, overseen by WAYNOKA. It instructs 166 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 55% below the state mean of about 366.

Within WAYNOKA, which oversees 2 schools and 232 students, WAYNOKA ES is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WAYNOKA ES lists that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WAYNOKA ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.7%, the actual is 46.5%, a residual of +8.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Woods County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,275 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. WAYNOKA ES is one of 9 public schools in Woods County (combined enrollment of about 1,322 students).

WAYNOKA HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WAYNOKA ES has contracted 7%, going from 178 students in 2018 to 166 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 9% to 16%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the WAYNOKA ES community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.