📍 301 East Van Buren, McAlester, Pittsburg County, 74501
Emerson Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in McAlester, Pittsburg County. The school has 217 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mcalester school district. It serves grades 1–4. The school employs 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Emerson Es enrolls 217 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 29% Two or more races and 14% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 77 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 29% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 30 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 217 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is Town, 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-2, state senate district 7, state house district 17.
Emerson Es is one of 8 schools in MCALESTER, based in McAlester, Oklahoma. The district serves 3,008 students district-wide and employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 217 students, Emerson Es is smaller than the district average of about 376 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote