Elementary Schools in Adair

Summary:

The Adair school district in Oklahoma is home to a single elementary school, Bernita Hughes Elementary School, which serves students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. Despite serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, Bernita Hughes Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Oklahoma and outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency.

Bernita Hughes Elementary is a standout institution, earning a 4 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 82nd out of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 75th out of 389 schools in 2023-2024. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the Adair district and the state of Oklahoma. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had a 40% proficiency rate in ELA for all grades, compared to 36% for Adair and 26% for Oklahoma, and a 51% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to 30% for Adair and 26% for Oklahoma.

While Bernita Hughes Elementary serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 66.73% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $6,731, and its student-teacher ratio was 15.7 to 1 in 2023-2024. These factors, combined with the school's exceptional academic performance, suggest that Bernita Hughes Elementary is a model of effective teaching and learning strategies that could provide valuable insights for other schools and districts looking to improve their educational outcomes.

District Detail

202 SE 1st St
Adair, OK 74330-0197

(918) 785-2425

SchoolDigger Rank:
108^th of 452 Oklahoma districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 988

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)				OSTP Mathematics (2025)				OSTP Science (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 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
Bernita Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 South Harley Hughes Ave	Adair	74330	Mayes County	Adair	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 785-2438	474	31	15.0	67.1%	202 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	6 (1.3%)	129 (27.2%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (20.5%)	81.1	82^nd of 614 public elementary schools	86.6%		74.8	75^th of 389 public elementary schools	80.7%	7	42.0	34.0	43.0	40.0	47.0	64.0	42.0	51.0	40.0	40.0	$9,662

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pryor	8.69 mi	5	181^st
Salina	11.28 mi	3	346^th
Osage	11.38 mi	1
Chelsea	11.95 mi	3	426^th
White Oak	12.82 mi	1

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.