📍 36000 Clearpond Road, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, 74801
Bethel Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County. The school has 572 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethel school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethel Es enrolls 572 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 22% Two or more races and 7.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 362 | 63% |
| Two or more races | 125 | 22% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 41 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 572 students (46%) 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.
Bethel Es is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-50, state senate district 28, state house district 26.
Bethel Es is one of 3 schools in BETHEL, based in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The district serves 1,160 students district-wide and employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 572 students, Bethel Es is larger than the district average of about 387 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant