Cushing Lower Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Cushing, Oklahoma
Cushing Lower Elementary School in Cushing, Oklahoma enrolled 223 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the Oklahoma elementary-school median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
249 students in 2022-23, 230 students in 2023-24, 223 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 249 | 15.0 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 15.0 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 223 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
14.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Oklahoma elementary schools
Among the 915 Oklahoma elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.5; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 759 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cushing Lower Elementary School enrolled 258 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 759 of the 258 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent29.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.7% of students were White, 14.8% of two or more races, 7.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White71.7%
- Two or more races14.8%
- Hispanic7.2%
- American Indian5.4%
- Black0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Cushing
3 public elementary schools in Cushing report 2024-25 enrollment; Cushing Lower Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing Upper Elementary School | 360 | 14.4 | not reported |
| Cushing Lower Elementary School | 223 | 14.9 | not reported |
| Oak Grove Public School | 154 | 14.1 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cushing Lower Elementary School
- Cushing Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 360 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Oak Grove Public SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 154 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Compare Cushing Lower Elementary School with Cushing Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cushing Public Schools spends per student$14,254 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,254
- The largest public schools in OklahomaCushing Lower Elementary School is the number 658 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#658 of 917
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.14.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cushing Lower Elementary School
How many students attend Cushing Lower Elementary School?
223 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 249 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cushing, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cushing Lower Elementary School?
14.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for elementary schools is 15.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cushing Lower Elementary School a Title I school?
Cushing Lower Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Cushing Lower Elementary School in?
Cushing Public Schools, NCES district ID 4009240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 400924002825 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.