The Disturbing Facts
  • More than 50% of the students live in single-parent homes.
  • while nationally 40% live at or below the poverty level, Adopt A Class targets Schools with the highest concentration of poverty.
  • 17% are either homeless or have no permanent address.
  • The vast majority are eligible for free breakfast and lunch.
  • 15% to 25% of the student population have some type of disability, i.e.; learning, physical, emotional.

 

     "Despite everything the children have going against them, Oyler Elementary remains a constant in their lives."

Principal, Craig Hockenberry, Oyler Elementary School