📍 2105 West Ferguson Avenue, Blackwell, Kay County, 74631
Blackwell Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blackwell, Kay County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blackwell 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 16.6:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackwell Es enrolls 531 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 343 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 43 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 531 students (85%) 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.
Blackwell Es is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 19, state house district 38.
Blackwell Es is one of 3 schools in BLACKWELL, based in Blackwell, Oklahoma. The district serves 1,087 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 531 students, Blackwell Es is larger than the district average of about 362 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe