📍 600 Educational Avenue, Waurika, Jefferson County, 73573
Waurika Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waurika, Jefferson County. The school has 231 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waurika school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waurika Es enrolls 231 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 155 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 8.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 231 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.
Waurika 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-40, state senate district 31, state house district 50.
Waurika Es is one of 3 schools in WAURIKA, based in Waurika, Oklahoma. The district serves 425 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 231 students, Waurika Es is larger than the district average of about 142 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote