Summary:
The city of Muldrow, Oklahoma is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. These schools serve a high-need population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 71.97% at Muldrow High School to 98.68% at Belfonte Public School. While the schools generally perform below the state average in academic proficiency, a few stand out for their strong performance and improvement.
Muldrow High School consistently ranks in the top half of Oklahoma high schools, with a 4-star rating in 2022-2023 and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.2%. Liberty Public School has shown improvement, moving from the bottom quarter of Oklahoma elementary schools in 2020-2021 to the middle third in 2024-2025, and has strong test scores, particularly in mathematics. Belfonte Public School, while struggling academically, stands out for its extremely high percentage of free/reduced lunch students at 98.68%, indicating it serves a very high-need population.
The data also reveals a concerning decline in performance at Muldrow Elementary School, which has seen a significant drop in its statewide ranking, from 177th out of 323 Oklahoma elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 289th out of 389 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.0% across all schools is a significant concern that likely contributes to the academic challenges faced by these schools.
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