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Best Public Schools in Payne County, OK

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Schools

9,387

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWestwood Elementary School1^st of 626 Oklahoma elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Glencoe High School up 153 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Will Rogers Elementary School 12.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2026)								OSTP Mathematics (2026)								OSTP Science (2026)				OSTP U.S. History (2026)		Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 7th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 8th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (of those with a record on file)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Cushing High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Walnut Street	Cushing	74023	Payne County	Cushing	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 225-6622	521	37	13.9	49.3%	315 (60.5%)	7 (1.3%)	49 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (16.9%)	75.3	89^th of 462 public high schools	80.7%		53.2	190^th of 463 public high schools	59.0%	101							47.0	47.0							26.0	26.0			28.0	28.0	41.0	41.0			$15,333
Cushing Middle School	Public	5-8	521 South Harmony Road	Cushing	74023	Payne County	Cushing	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 225-1311	488	36	13.6	50.4%	334 (68.4%)	5 (1.0%)	36 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (13.7%)	57.4	131^st of 378 public middle schools	65.3%		62.5	99^th of 369 public middle schools	73.2%	32			26.0	33.0	15.0	22.0		23.0			38.0	28.0	33.0	28.0		32.0	32.0	34.0		33.0					$13,975
Cushing Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-4	527 South Harmony Road	Cushing	74023	Payne County	Cushing	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 225-1635	360	25	14.4	54.7%	224 (62.2%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	3 (0.8%)	56 (15.6%)	46.1	328^th of 626 public elementary schools	47.6%		49.1	307^th of 614 public elementary schools	50.0%	21	16.0	26.0						21.0	25.0	43.0						34.0									$12,802
Glencoe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 East Lone Chimney	Glencoe	74032	Payne County	Glencoe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 669-2254	208	12	17.5	71.6%	133 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (18.3%)								(n/a)					26.0			33.0					37.0			45.0				65.0			85%	0%	$11,737
Glencoe High School	Public	9-12	201 East Lone Chimney	Glencoe	74032	Payne County	Glencoe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 669-2261	101	8	12.8	63.4%	68 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (21.8%)	61.8	143^rd of 462 public high schools	69.0%		37.2	296^th of 463 public high schools	36.1%	153							44.0	44.0							19.0	19.0			19.0	19.0	41.0	41.0			$18,270
Oak Grove Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	8409 East Ninth Street	Cushing	74023	Payne County	Oak Grove	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 352-2889	154	11	14.1	59.1%	118 (76.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.8%)								(n/a)								28.0								21.0				48.0			45.5%	18.2%	$11,822
Perkins-Tryon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1008 E Kirk	Perkins	74059	Payne County	Perkins-Tryon	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 547-5741	441	29	15.2	46.3%	313 (71.0%)	6 (1.4%)	39 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.6%)								(n/a)																							83.9%	10.2%	$10,860
Perkins-Tryon High School	Public	9-12	1003 E Hwy 33	Perkins	74059	Payne County	Perkins-Tryon	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 547-5724	454	25	18.0	49.8%	289 (63.7%)	9 (2.0%)	46 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.0%)	64.6	129^th of 462 public high schools	72.1%		69.1	109^th of 463 public high schools	76.5%	20							38.0	38.0							17.0	17.0			18.0	18.0	57.0	57.0			$11,216
Perkins-Tryon Intermediate Elementary School	Public	3-5	1114 E Kirk	Perkins	74059	Payne County	Perkins-Tryon	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 547-5713	366	24	15.3	52.2%	246 (67.2%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (15.0%)	77.2	107^th of 626 public elementary schools	82.9%		83.8	69^th of 614 public elementary schools	88.8%	38	54.0	34.0	32.0					39.0	62.0	50.0	33.0					48.0	41.0			41.0					$10,731
Perkins-Tryon Middle School	Public	6-8	390 W Kenworthy	Perkins	74059	Payne County	Perkins-Tryon	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 547-5715	330	25	13.0	49.4%	224 (67.9%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.6%)	42.5	206^th of 378 public middle schools	45.5%		37	235^th of 369 public middle schools	36.3%	29				23.0	19.0	14.0		19.0				26.0	28.0	10.0		22.0		37.0		37.0					$11,429
Ripley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	403 E Cook ST	Ripley	74062	Payne County	Ripley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 372-4570	317	24	13.3	67.8%	230 (72.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.9%)	52.8	260^th of 626 public elementary schools	58.5%		46.1	329^th of 614 public elementary schools	46.4%	69	30.0	25.0	15.0	50.0	24.0	24.0		28.0	43.0	37.0	15.0	35.0	35.0	32.0		33.0	21.0	78.0		53.0			80%	12%	$10,015
Ripley High School	Public	9-12	403 E Cook ST	Ripley	74062	Payne County	Ripley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 372-4245	143	10	14.3	62.9%	70 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (21.0%)	46.9	223^rd of 462 public high schools	51.7%		53	193^rd of 463 public high schools	58.3%	30							32.0	32.0							9.0	9.0			27.0	27.0	35.0	35.0			$15,058
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 South Drury	Stillwater	74074	Payne County	Stillwater	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 533-6350	505	34	14.8	71.9%	269 (53.3%)	40 (7.9%)	84 (16.6%)	6 (1.2%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	83 (16.4%)	48	309^th of 626 public elementary schools	50.6%		56.2	247^th of 614 public elementary schools	59.8%	62	23.0	27.0	25.0					26.0	35.0	35.0	22.0					31.0	34.0			34.0					$13,045
Sangre Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 South Sangre Road	Stillwater	74074	Payne County	Stillwater	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 533-6360	497	33	15.1	28.8%	304 (61.2%)	19 (3.8%)	43 (8.7%)	32 (6.4%)	22 (4.4%)	5 (1.0%)	72 (14.5%)	92.2	32^nd of 626 public elementary schools	94.9%		97.7	8^th of 614 public elementary schools	98.7%	24	45.0	53.0	53.0					51.0	62.0	66.0	54.0					60.0	48.0			48.0					$10,894
Skyline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1402 East Sunrise	Stillwater	74075	Payne County	Stillwater	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 533-6390	365	24	14.9	68.5%	165 (45.2%)	32 (8.8%)	52 (14.2%)	7 (1.9%)	33 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (20.5%)	64.8	184^th of 626 public elementary schools	70.6%		68.9	145^th of 614 public elementary schools	76.4%	39	31.0	39.0	25.0					30.0	41.0	42.0	37.0					40.0	38.0			38.0					$14,566
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Kings Highway	Stillwater	74074	Payne County	Stillwater	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 533-6370	626	37	16.8	31.9%	391 (62.5%)	10 (1.6%)	85 (13.6%)	52 (8.3%)	23 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (10.1%)	99	1^st of 626 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.8	7^th of 614 public elementary schools	98.9%	6	59.0	52.0	71.0					60.0	71.0	75.0	73.0					72.0	77.0			77.0					$10,111
Will Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1211 North Washington	Stillwater	74075	Payne County	Stillwater	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 533-6380	511	40	12.6	78.9%	216 (42.3%)	53 (10.4%)	114 (22.3%)	34 (6.7%)	31 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.3%)	54.5	247^th of 626 public elementary schools	60.5%		60	219^th of 614 public elementary schools	64.3%	28	23.0	30.0	21.0					25.0	31.0	41.0	36.0					36.0	40.0			40.0					$12,305
Richmond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 West Richmond Road	Stillwater	74075	Payne County	Stillwater	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 533-6400	362	26	14.0	38.4%	212 (58.6%)	14 (3.9%)	44 (12.2%)	10 (2.8%)	30 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.1%)	97.6	8^th of 626 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.6	14^th of 614 public elementary schools	97.7%	6	53.0	60.0	55.0					56.0	67.0	71.0	68.0					69.0	65.0			65.0					$11,452
Stillwater Middle School	Public	6-7	2200 South Sangre Road	Stillwater	74074	Payne County	Stillwater	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 533-6430	932	56	16.5	48.1%	550 (59.0%)	48 (5.2%)	115 (12.3%)	45 (4.8%)	56 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (12.6%)	95.9	10^th of 378 public middle schools	97.4%		88.7	23^rd of 369 public middle schools	93.8%	13				47.0	42.0			45.0				54.0	54.0			54.0									$9,420
Stillwater High School	Public	10-12	1224 North Husband	Stillwater	74075	Payne County	Stillwater	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 533-6450	1,341	79	16.9	45.9%	790 (58.9%)	74 (5.5%)	178 (13.3%)	49 (3.7%)	60 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (14.2%)	84	52^nd of 462 public high schools	88.7%		87	38^th of 463 public high schools	91.8%	14							50.0	50.0							31.0	31.0			28.0	28.0	50.0	50.0			$11,654
Yale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 North C Street	Yale	74085	Payne County	Yale	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 387-2428	167	10	16.7	68.3%	107 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	3 (1.8%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (22.8%)								(n/a)								29.0								15.0							88%	8%	$10,959
Yale Middle School	Public	6-8	315 East Chicago	Yale	74085	Payne County	Yale	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 387-2434	71	4	18.0	70.4%	56 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.7%)								(n/a)								13.0								16.0									$7,742
Yale High School	Public	9-12	315 East Chicago Avenue	Yale	74085	Payne County	Yale	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 387-2434	127	8	15.7	64.6%	89 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (18.9%)	34.8	302^nd of 462 public high schools	34.6%		29.8	351^st of 463 public high schools	24.2%	49							25.0	25.0							9.0	9.0			19.0	19.0	34.0	34.0			$18,014

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