📍 900 N Leach, Watonga, Blaine County, 73772
Watonga Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Watonga, Blaine County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watonga school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watonga Es enrolls 351 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 160 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 351 students (75%) 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.
Watonga 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-30, state senate district 26, state house district 59.
Watonga Es is one of 3 schools in WATONGA, based in Watonga, Oklahoma. The district serves 731 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Watonga 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 - Remote