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Elk City Ies

Public Grades 4-6
Summary

Elk City Ies is a middle school located in Elk City, Oklahoma, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 443 students. The school is part of the Elk City School District, which is ranked 77 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elk City Ies has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 25.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average and the nearby Elk City Middle School, which had a 19.0% chronic absenteeism rate in 2024-2025. While the school outperforms the state average in mathematics and science, its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are consistently below the Elk City district and state averages, ranging from 26% to 33% proficient or better across grade levels in 2024-2025. Additionally, Elk City Ies has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.76% to 66.59% over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby Elk City Middle School.

The analysis of Elk City Ies reveals several areas for improvement, including addressing chronic absenteeism, strengthening ELA instruction, and exploring ways to optimize resource allocation. By addressing these key areas, the school can work towards improving its academic outcomes and providing a better educational experience for its students. Identifying and learning from the successful practices of the higher-performing Elk City Middle School could also help Elk City Ies improve its own performance.

469
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,291
Per pupil spending ?
65.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 800 N Pioneer Rd
       Elk City, OK  73644-3644

(580) 225-2687

District: Elk City


Students who attend Elk City Ies usually attend:

High:    Elk City High School

Feeder schools for Elk City Ies:

Elementary:    Elk City Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
60.3%
Hispanic:
25.2%
Two or more races:
6.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Oklahoma average (40% vs 27% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 69 percentile points since 2019
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg37%
Oklahoma avg27%
130th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Top 21%▲ up 69 pts since 2019
From bottom 10% (2019) to top 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Oklahoma Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
77th of 452Elk City among Oklahoma districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202572.2130 of 61478.8%★★★★☆
202442.0237 of 38939.1%★★☆☆☆
202351.5123 of 27655.4%★★★☆☆
202242.5189 of 32341.5%★★☆☆☆
202124.3523 of 64619.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.8371 of 4119.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202583.212 of 11089.1%★★★★☆
202127.074 of 9723.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202577.070 of 50286.1%★★★★☆
202121.1441 of 50612.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
20216.051 of 510.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202554.434 of 7051.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202562.790 of 28968.9%★★★☆☆
202121.9375 of 4036.9%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school
White (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2025)51st percentile-27 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)<1st percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science47%+17 vs state
Mathematics44%+18 vs state
English Language Arts I29%+3 vs state

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Students who attend Elk City Ies usually go on to attend Elk City High School

Students at Elk City Ies are 60% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Elk City Ies.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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