📍 110 Bison Lane, Balko, Beaver County, 73931
Balko Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Balko, Beaver County. The school has 93 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Balko school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Balko Es enrolls 93 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 79 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
42 of the school's 93 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Balko Es is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30, state senate district 27, state house district 61.
Balko Es is one of 2 schools in BALKO, based in Balko, Oklahoma. The district serves 148 students district-wide and employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 93 students, Balko Es is larger than the district average of about 74 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote