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Best Public Schools in Paoli, OK

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153

Students

Top rankedPaoli High School146^th of 463 Oklahoma high schools

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Biggest riser

Paoli High School up 46 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Paoli, Oklahoma is home to two schools: Paoli Elementary School and Paoli High School. Both schools have shown improvements in their statewide rankings in recent years, with Paoli Elementary moving from 725th out of 845 Oklahoma elementary schools in 2009-2010 to 867th out of 957 in 2014-2015, and Paoli High School improving from 372nd out of 439 Oklahoma high schools in 2022-2023 to 146th out of 463 in 2024-2025.

Academically, Paoli Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (26%) and Mathematics (40%) proficiency rates. However, Paoli High School has mixed performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (32%), Mathematics (6%), and Science (38%) showing varying results compared to state averages. The high school also maintains a respectable 82.2% four-year graduation rate.

Both schools face challenges, such as high rates of chronic absenteeism (19.0%) and a significant percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (87.04% at the elementary school and 83.56% at the high school), indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. However, the Paoli school district as a whole is ranked 121st out of 452 districts in Oklahoma and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting the district is performing better than many others in the state.

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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 (2025)
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
Paoli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	108 Dulin Street	Paoli	73074	Garvin County	Paoli	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 484-7231	95	9	10.2	80.0%	46 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (17.9%)	3 (3.2%)	14 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (15.8%)								(n/a)		26.0		40.0					$17,032
Paoli High School	Public	9-12	410 Stewart Street West	Paoli	73074	Garvin County	Paoli	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 484-7336	58	6	9.4	79.3%	22 (37.9%)	1 (1.7%)	8 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (24.1%)	60.9	146^th of 463 public high schools	68.5%		50.6	192^nd of 432 public high schools	55.6%	46	32.0	32.0	6.0	6.0	38.0	38.0	58.0	58.0	$18,118

Cities Near Paoli

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pauls Valley	5.18 mi	5	117^th
Wayne	7.03 mi	3	282^nd
Maysville	8.46 mi	2	340^th
Byars	12.21 mi	1
Lexington	13.5 mi	3	334^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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