WILBURTON ES

As a mid-tier elementary school in Wilburton, Oklahoma, WILBURTON ES educates 454 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of WILBURTON. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

Within WILBURTON, which oversees 3 schools and 866 students, WILBURTON ES is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, WILBURTON ES reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 39% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WILBURTON ES has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WILBURTON ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.9%, the actual is 34.2%, a residual of +4.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Latimer County) reports that median household income runs about $41,405, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Latimer County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,403 students), WILBURTON ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WILBURTON MS, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILBURTON ES ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. WILBURTON ES's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 479 (now 454). The White share of enrollment shrank from 52% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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