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Best Public Schools in Pittsburg, OK

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163

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Top rankedPittsburg High School437^th of 463 Oklahoma high schools

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Summary:

The city of Pittsburg, Oklahoma is home to two schools: Pittsburg Elementary School and Pittsburg High School. Both schools are struggling, with low performance on standardized tests and other key metrics compared to state averages.

Pittsburg Elementary School is ranked 818 out of 957 Oklahoma elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Only 12% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and 14% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 26% in both subjects. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.0% and 88.66% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Pittsburg High School is ranked 437 out of 463 Oklahoma high schools and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Only 17% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 7% in Mathematics, and 3% in Science, compared to state averages of 37%, 18%, and 21% respectively. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.0% and a relatively low four-year graduation rate of 82.2%. Additionally, 96.61% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

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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
Pittsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 West Grand	Pittsburg	74560	Pittsburg County	Pittsburg	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 432-5513	105	6	17.7	80.0%	37 (35.2%)	2 (1.9%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.1%)								(n/a)		12.0		14.0					$16,753
Pittsburg High School	Public	9-12	200 West Grand	Pittsburg	74560	Pittsburg County	Pittsburg	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 432-5513	58	5	12.0	89.7%	30 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	12.1	437^th of 463 public high schools	5.6%		25.9	327^th of 431 public high schools	24.1%	110	17.0	17.0	7.0	7.0	3.0	3.0	21.0	21.0	$13,839

Cities Near Pittsburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kiowa	6.17 mi	2	23^rd
Savanna	11.72 mi	2	17^th
McAlester	15.18 mi	9	85^th
Hartshorne	18.86 mi	4	272^nd
Haileyville	18.88 mi	2	99^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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