Summary:
The city of Kiefer, Oklahoma is home to 3 schools serving students from elementary through high school: Kiefer Elementary School, Kiefer High School, and Rongey Middle School. While the schools share the same Kiefer school district, they exhibit varying levels of academic performance and challenges.
Among the standout schools, Rongey Middle School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 32nd out of 228 Oklahoma middle schools in 2018-2019 to 258th out of 369 in 2024-2025. However, the school still maintains a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, higher than the 1-star rating for the Kiefer school district. In contrast, Kiefer High School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 267th out of 439 Oklahoma high schools in 2022-2023 to 216th out of 463 in 2024-2025, and has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.2% for the 2023-2024 school year.
Across the district, test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the district and state averages, with Kiefer Elementary School having particularly low proficiency rates. Additionally, all three schools have relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 46.46% at Rongey Middle School to 49.18% at Kiefer High School, suggesting a significant population of economically disadvantaged students in the district. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and targeting interventions to improve test scores, especially in Mathematics, could be important focus areas for the Kiefer school district to improve educational outcomes for its students.
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