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WILEY POST ES
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WILEY POST ES
WILEY POST ES is an elementary campus of well-populated scale in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, one of the schools within PUTNAM CITY, hosting 678 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 85% bigger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.
Across the 26 schools in PUTNAM CITY (18,836 students total), WILEY POST ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, WILEY POST ES reports that the most-represented group is Black (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 21% White, 20% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, WILEY POST ES lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Oklahoma County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Oklahoma County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,679, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), WILEY POST ES is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HEFNER MS, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
WILEY POST ES operates from a high-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. WILEY POST ES's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 614 (now 678). Black enrollment moved from 45% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for WILEY POST ES typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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