📍 1115 Northwest Laird Avenue, Lawton, Comanche County, 73507
Whittier Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawton, Comanche County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawton school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Es enrolls 351 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 138 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 7.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
250 of the school's 351 students (71%) 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.
Whittier Es is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-40, state senate district 32, state house district 64.
Whittier Es is one of 23 schools in LAWTON, based in Lawton, Oklahoma. The district serves 13,642 students district-wide and employs 813 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Whittier Es is smaller than the district average of about 593 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small