WILLARD ES

WILLARD ES is one of the middle-of-the-pack middle-grades schools in Ada, Oklahoma, part of ADA, with 373 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 6.

Across the 6 schools in ADA (2,696 students total), WILLARD ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, WILLARD ES logs that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 30% Native American, 21% multiracial, 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WILLARD ES has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WILLARD ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 23.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pontotoc County put median household earnings sit near $63,017, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pontotoc County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,104 students), WILLARD ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HAYES ES, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILLARD ES ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. WILLARD ES's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 375 (now 373). The White share of enrollment declined from 39% to 34% over that span.

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