Other / mixed grade configuration · Lawton, OK

Crosby Park Es

Federal NCES profile for Crosby Park Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 401725000805
0/100100/10058/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Crosby Park Es earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Oklahoma schools.

#3 of 20
schools in Lawton · Resource Index
58
Resource Index · Higher
12.9:1
small classes for Oklahoma
284
students enrolled

Crosby Park Es has class sizes smaller than 82% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Crosby Park Es ranks #3 of 20 schools in Lawton, OK.

School address

Enrollment

284

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.9:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

-20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Crosby Park Es compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Crosby Park Es

Crosby Park Es is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Lawton, Oklahoma, enrolling 284 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Oklahoma schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 284 students, its enrollment sits close to the Oklahoma median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.

Its student body is led by White (31%) and Hispanic or Latino (24%) (diversity index 77/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 284 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

12.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 26.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Lawton's public schools, it stands alongside Freedom Es (1,251 students): Crosby Park Es is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.9:1 vs 20.5:1).

Lawton also operates Eisenhower Hs (1,466 students) and Macarthur Hs (1,253 students) alongside Crosby Park Es.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Crosby Park Es compares

Crosby Park Es on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oklahoma Oklahoma avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.9:1 ▼ 20% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 284 top 52% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
284
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.9:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 18% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,292
per pupil, district-wide - below Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 284 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 31.3%
Hispanic or Latino 23.6%
African American 21.5%
Two or More 16.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.5%
Asian 0.7%

Largest group: White at 31.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 77.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 77.1, Crosby Park Es is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lawton, which includes Crosby Park Es.

$11,292
Per student
-10%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.0%
State 47.0%
Federal 26.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Crosby Park Es Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Eisenhower Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Macarthur Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Freedom Es Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Lawton Hs Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Eisenhower Ms Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Crosby Park Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lawton · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Lawton

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oklahoma, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Crosby Park Es's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Crosby Park Es

How many students attend Crosby Park Es?

Crosby Park Es has 284 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lawton, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Crosby Park Es?

The student-teacher ratio at Crosby Park Es is 12.9:1, which is 20% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Crosby Park Es?

The largest demographic group at Crosby Park Es is White at 31.3% of enrollment, in Lawton, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 77.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Crosby Park Es?

Crosby Park Es has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Crosby Park Es rank among schools in Lawton?

By Resource Investment Index, Crosby Park Es ranks #3 of 20 schools in Lawton, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Lawton on the city page.

Is Crosby Park Es a good school?

Crosby Park Es earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Oklahoma schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Lawton?

Besides Crosby Park Es, Lawton also operates Eisenhower Hs (1,466 students), Macarthur Hs (1,253 students), and Freedom Es (1,251 students). See the Lawton district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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