Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 182 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WETUMKA·NCES 403243001796
Wetumka Elementary School
416 South Tiger Street, Wetumka, OK 74883 · (405) 452-3245 · Hughes County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- DTest 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 15.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
245 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 23 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Wetumka Elementary School→Wetumka High School
Based on grade levels within WETUMKA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
OK avg 30.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 31 of 100.
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
16.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Wetumka Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetumka Elementary School this school | 264 | 92.8% | 16.0% |
| Haileyville Elementary School Haileyville | 210 | 90.0% | 32.5% |
| Konawa Elementary School Konawa | 272 | 88.6% | N/A |
| Pleasant Grove Public School Shawnee | 198 | 91.4% | 22.6% |
| Hodgen Public School Hodgen | 220 | 85.9% | N/A |
| New Lima Elementary School Wewoka | 192 | 87.5% | N/A |
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 Wetumka Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Hughes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #516 of 555 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #520 of 523 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #592 of 941 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #183 of 708 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #256 of 708 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #95 of 876 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #356 of 548 | N/A |
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
264
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 264 | 18.1 | 14.6:1 | 93% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 14 | 20.2:1 | 90% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 19.6 | 14.2:1 | 86% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 86% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 77% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 84% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 80% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 74% (258) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wetumka Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (292 to 264); teachers down 14% (21 to 18.1).
About Wetumka Elementary School
Wetumka Elementary School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Wetumka, Oklahoma. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 264 students in 2024-25. The school is 28% below the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
In WETUMKA, 2 schools enroll a combined 364 students.
The biggest share of students at Wetumka Elementary School, 37%, is Native American. The next largest groups are 34% White, 23% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Teacher count: 18.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.6:1. 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 93%. Compared with the 80% average for public schools in Hughes County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Wetumka Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
Schools in Oklahoma with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 23.8%. Wetumka Elementary School scores 16.0%.
Hughes County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $51,581 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Wetumka Elementary School shares Hughes County with 12 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Wetumka Elementary School from the closest public school, Wetumka High School. The ten-mile area around Wetumka Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Wetumka Elementary School ranks 3rd of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 16.0% against a local average of 22.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Wetumka Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hughes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,389
Census ACS
Median income
$51,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,068 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wetumka High School0.1 mi · 100
- Weleetka Junior High School9.2 mi · 79
- Weleetka High School9.2 mi · 89
- Spence Memorial Elementary School9.3 mi · 230
- Moss High School11.3 mi · 76
- Moss Elementary School11.3 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About Wetumka Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wetumka Elementary School?
Wetumka Elementary School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-08.
Is Wetumka Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wetumka Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Wetumka Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Wetumka Elementary School.
How diverse is Wetumka Elementary School?
Wetumka Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 23% Two or more.
Who oversees Wetumka Elementary School?
Wetumka Elementary School is overseen by WETUMKA in Hughes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.