📍 100 Mockingbird Lane, Poteau, Le Flore County, 74953
Poteau Upper Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Poteau, Le Flore County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poteau school district. It serves grades 2–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poteau Upper Es enrolls 471 students across grades 2–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 20% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 198 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 20% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 94 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 15% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 471 students (63%) 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.
Poteau Upper Es is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Poteau Upper Es is one of 5 schools in POTEAU, based in Poteau, Oklahoma. The district serves 2,146 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, Poteau Upper Es is close to the district average of about 429 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant