Enrollment
373
Middle
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADA·NCES 400243000008
Willard Elementary School
817 East Ninth Street, Ada, OK 74820 · (580) 310-7250 · Pontotoc County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
245 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 204 | 55% |
| Grade 6 | 169 | 45% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ADA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
24.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Willard Elementary School
Willard Elementary School's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Elementary School this school | 373 | 65.7% | 23.0% |
| Sallisaw Middle School Sallisaw | 407 | 65.8% | 22.4% |
| Hilldale Middle School Muskogee | 430 | 70.9% | 29.6% |
| Parker Intermediate Center McAlester | 437 | 68.9% | 34.3% |
| Adair Middle School Adair | 233 | 63.5% | N/A |
| Randy Hughes Middle School McAlester | 447 | 69.1% | 25.3% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 Willard Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pontotoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #176 of 222 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #132 of 223 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #184 of 211 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #144 of 356 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #29 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #34 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #167 of 308 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #112 of 113 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
373
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 373 | 28.3 | 13.2:1 | 66% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 28.8 | 12.5:1 | 67% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 29.9 | 11.9:1 | 70% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 64% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 26.7 | 14.0:1 | 64% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 30 | 11.4:1 | 69% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 62% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 58% (246) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 22 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (375 to 373); teachers up 6% (26.7 to 28.3).
About Willard Elementary School
Willard Elementary School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Ada, Oklahoma. The school teaches grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 373 students.
ADA is responsible for 6 schools, Willard Elementary School included, with 2,696 students in all.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Willard Elementary School is White, with 34% of students. Enrollment also includes 30% Native American, 21% multiracial, and 14% Hispanic. The school's White share is 30 points below the 64% share among Pontotoc County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
A staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.2:1. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma, 15.7:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 66%. That is in line with the 64% average for public schools in Pontotoc County.
On BeatsExpectations, Willard Elementary School is 10.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Pontotoc County show that the median household earns about $63,017 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Pontotoc County has 23 public schools with about 7,104 students, including Willard Elementary School.
Hayes Elementary School sits about 0.5 miles from Willard Elementary School. Willard Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 23.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 5 nearby schools.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
The school grew from 345 students in 2020-21 to 373 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Willard Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pontotoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,235
Census ACS
Median income
$63,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ADA
- Ada Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Ada High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Ada Ec CenterElementary · 360 students
Other schools in Ada
- Ada Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Ada High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Latta Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Homer Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Vanoss Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other Willard Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Willard Elementary. Willard Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 13.
- Willard Elementary SchoolWillard, OH · 558 students
- Willard ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 534 students
- Willard ElementaryNorfolk, VA · 441 students
- Willard Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJ · 440 students
- Willard ElementaryPasadena, CA · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Hayes Elementary School0.5 mi · 414
- Ada Junior High School1.1 mi · 581
- Washington Elementary School1.2 mi · 392
- Ada High School1.2 mi · 576
- Ada Ec Center1.9 mi · 360
- Homer Elementary School2.1 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Willard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Willard Elementary School?
Willard Elementary School enrolls approximately 373 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Willard Elementary School serve?
Willard Elementary School serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Willard Elementary School have?
Willard Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Willard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Willard Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is Willard Elementary School public or private?
Willard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ADA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.