📍 1000 East Pryor Avenue, Pocola, Le Flore County, 74902
Pocola Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pocola, Le Flore County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pocola school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pocola Es enrolls 385 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 15% Two or more races and 13% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 65% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 15% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 51 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 385 students (66%) 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.
Pocola 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-20, state senate district 4, state house district 3.
Pocola Es is one of 3 schools in POCOLA, based in Pocola, Oklahoma. The district serves 731 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, Pocola Es is larger than the district average of about 244 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe