Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 62534 include one school, Okaw Valley Middle School, serving grades 5–8 and enrolling 124 students in Okaw Valley CUSD 302. With only one school listed, there is no local school-to-school comparison. The most important finding is a sharp split by subject: in 2025–2026, the school’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 70%, 13 points above the state, while math proficiency was 12%, 27 points below it.
The school’s strongest results were in ELA and grade 5 science, while all-grades math and grade 8 science were below state results. ELA proficiency exceeded the state in every reported grade: grade 5 was 72% versus 55% (+17 points), grade 6 was 68% versus 59% (+9), grade 7 was 63% versus 58% (+5), and grade 8 was 76% versus 63% (+13). In science, grade 5 reached 68%, compared with 48% statewide (+20 points); grade 8 was 41% versus 52% (11 points lower). The only unsuppressed grade-level math result was grade 7: 28% versus 40% statewide (12 points lower); results for grades 5, 6, and 8 are suppressed.
Results improved over time in ELA and both reported science grades, but math declined. ELA rose from 64% in 2024–2025 to 70% in 2025–2026, while math fell from 24% to 12%; grade 5 science increased from 37% to 68%, and grade 8 science from 26% to 41%. SchoolDigger lists the school at the 54th percentile in 2023–2024, 53rd in 2024–2025, and 52nd in 2025–2026, with three stars each year. As additional context, the school had a 10.9:1 student-teacher ratio and 50% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 11%, below the state’s 24% but 2 points above the district’s 8%.
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