Best Public Schools in Paden, OK

Summary:

The city of Paden, Oklahoma is home to two schools - Paden Elementary School and Paden High School. Both schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While Paden High School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, the overall academic performance of the schools in Paden is mixed.

Paden High School has made notable progress, moving from 239th out of 439 Oklahoma high schools in 2022-2023 to 143rd out of 431 in 2023-2024, and is currently ranked 188th out of 463 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the high school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 48% is higher than the state average of 37%. However, both Paden Elementary School and Paden High School struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates of 19.0%, which is above the state average.

The academic performance at Paden Elementary School is a particular concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (11%), Mathematics (7%), and Science (23%) all falling below the state averages. The higher spending per student at Paden High School compared to the elementary school may be a contributing factor to the high school's better performance and improvement in statewide ranking. Overall, the schools in Paden face challenges in addressing the needs of their low-income student population and improving academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)		OSTP Mathematics (2025)		OSTP Science (2025)		OSTP U.S. History (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Total
Paden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	315 W 10th	Paden	74860	Okfuskee County	Paden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 932-5053	143	9	16.1	79.0%	71 (49.7%)	5 (3.5%)	13 (9.1%)	3 (2.1%)	26 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (17.5%)								(n/a)		11.0		7.0		23.0			$11,219
Paden High School	Public	9-12	315 W 10th	Paden	74860	Okfuskee County	Paden	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 932-5053	64	5	13.8	64.1%	37 (57.8%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	16 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)	53.7	188^th of 463 public high schools	59.4%		61.6	143^rd of 431 public high schools	66.8%	45	48.0	48.0	13.0	13.0	20.0	20.0	38.0	38.0	$21,200

Cities Near Paden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prague	7.41 mi	4	134^th
Seminole	9.96 mi	11	262^nd
Mason	12.88 mi	2	339^th
Cromwell	13.18 mi	2	278^th
Okemah	14.86 mi	5	280^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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