YALE ES

YALE ES is an elementary school of compact scale in Yale, Oklahoma, run under YALE, teacheing 167 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so YALE ES sits 54% leaner than that benchmark.

Within YALE, which oversees 3 schools and 365 students, YALE ES is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, YALE ES shows that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school reports 23% multiracial, 7% Native American, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at YALE ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Payne County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Payne County indicate median household income runs about $49,809, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Payne County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,609 students), YALE ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is YALE MS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around YALE ES.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. YALE ES's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 186 (now 167). White enrollment moved from 76% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.