WILL ROGERS ES

Located at 2600 North Union Street, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, WILL ROGERS ES is a reasonably sized primary school that serves 367 students (grades 1 through 5), one of the schools within SHAWNEE.

Across the 7 schools in SHAWNEE (3,329 students total), WILL ROGERS ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WILL ROGERS ES lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, 10% Native American, 2% Black. By comparison, Pottawatomie County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, WILL ROGERS ES records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting WILL ROGERS ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at WILL ROGERS ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Pottawatomie County's rate of about 66%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Pottawatomie County put median household earnings sit near $61,398, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Pottawatomie County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,326 students), of which WILL ROGERS ES is one.

The closest other public school is SHAWNEE MS, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILL ROGERS ES.

WILL ROGERS ES operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 392 students in 2018 compared to 367 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.