Best Public Schools in Oktaha, OK

The city of Oktaha, Oklahoma, is home to two schools - Oktaha Elementary School (grades PK-8) and Oktaha High School (grades 9-12). Both schools are performing below the state average on various academic metrics, including test scores and proficiency rates.

Oktaha Elementary School has 440 students and is ranked 380 out of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates range from 9% to 28%, lower than the state average, and mathematics proficiency rates range from 16% to 38%, mostly below the state average. Oktaha High School has 217 students and is ranked 236 out of 463 Oklahoma high schools, also with a 2-star rating. The high school's ELA proficiency rate for 11th grade is 32%, lower than the state average of 37%, and the mathematics proficiency rate for 11th grade is 17%, slightly below the state average.

Both schools have high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. The chronic absenteeism rates for both schools are also high, at 19%, which could be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance. While the per-student spending and student-teacher ratios are not significantly different between the two schools, the data suggests that the schools in Oktaha, Oklahoma, are facing challenges in providing quality education to their students. Further investigation into the root causes of the low academic performance and high absenteeism would be necessary to develop targeted interventions and improvement strategies.