📍 101 N 16th Street, Okemah, Okfuskee County, 74859
Oakes Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Okemah, Okfuskee County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Okemah school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oakes Es enrolls 245 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% American Indian or Alaska Native, 27% White and 20% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 103 | 42% |
| White | 65 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 245 students (88%) 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.
Oakes 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-20, state senate district 8, state house district 24.
Oakes Es is one of 4 schools in OKEMAH, based in Okemah, Oklahoma. The district serves 736 students district-wide and employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Oakes Es is larger than the district average of about 184 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote