Ward Es West

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 3 · Colbert, Oklahoma

Ward Es West in Colbert, Oklahoma enrolled 336 students in 2024-25 with 20.4 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Oklahoma elementary-school median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oklahoma: 27.2% and 25.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

330 students in 2022-23, 313 students in 2023-24, 336 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.4 to 20.4.

Students enrolled at Ward Es West by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 313, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233302023-243132024-25336
Students enrolled at Ward Es West by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 313, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233302023-243132024-25336
Students enrolled at Ward Es West by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 313, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233302023-243132024-25336
Students enrolled at Ward Es West by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 313, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233302023-243132024-25336
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333018.417.9
2023-2431320.415.3
2024-2533620.416.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 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.

Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; Ward Es West 16.4; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWard Es West 16.4state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; Ward Es West 16.4; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWard Es West 16.4state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; Ward Es West 16.4; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWard Es West 16.4state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; Ward Es West 16.4; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWard Es West 16.4state median 15.5U.S. 14.6

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 878 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ward Es West enrolled 316 students and had 0.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.4, one per 878 of the 316 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent16.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.0% of students were White, 16.7% American Indian, 16.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White51.0%
  2. American Indian16.7%
  3. Two or more races16.4%
  4. Hispanic14.6%
  5. Black1.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ward Es West scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOklahoma
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑29%23%27.2%
Math, 2022-2330‑39%21% (2021-22)25.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Ward Es West

  1. Achille Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 6.6 miles away: 222 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
  2. Calera Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.8 miles away: 754 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
  3. Compare Ward Es West with Achille Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Colbert Public Schools spends per student$11,279 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,279
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaWard Es West is the number 461 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#461 of 917
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.16.4:1
  7. 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 Ward Es West

  1. How many students attend Ward Es West?
    336 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 330 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Colbert, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ward Es West?
    16.4 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.
  3. Is Ward Es West a Title I school?
    Ward Es West ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ward Es West do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ward Es West scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Oklahoma's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ward Es West in?
    Colbert Public Schools, NCES district ID 4008220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 400822000344 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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