Lawton

The Lawton district has 22 schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: 16 elementary, three middle, and three high schools. In 2025–2026, elementary averages were about 15% in English language arts (ELA), 21% in math, and 21% in science, compared with state results of 26%, 25%, and 30%. Middle-school averages were below state results in all three subjects, while high-school ELA averaged 27%, just above the state’s 26%; high-school math, science, and U.S. History averages were below state results. The most important takeaway is that results vary sharply among schools, especially in elementary math and science.

At the elementary level, Pioneer Park Elementary School leads math at 39%, 14 points above the state, while Washington Elementary School is lowest at 3%. Woodland Hills Elementary School leads science at 36%, 6 points above the state; Lincoln Elementary School is lowest at 9%. No elementary school reaches the state ELA result: Freedom Elementary School comes closest at 25%, while Washington has 3%. MacArthur Middle School leads its level in ELA, math, and science at 20%, 15%, and 22%, though all are below state results; Central Middle School is lowest in each. MacArthur High School leads all four high-school subjects and is the only high school above the state in ELA and U.S. History. Lawton High School is lowest in math, science, and U.S. History.

Recent changes are mixed: elementary ELA and science averages fell by about 2 and 3 points, while math was nearly unchanged. Middle-school averages declined in all three subjects. High-school ELA fell about 4 points, but U.S. History rose about 1 point; MacArthur High’s U.S. History result climbed 16 points to 43%. SchoolDigger ranks MacArthur High at the 62nd statewide percentile; Freedom and Pioneer Park are each at the 54th percentile. Context measures do not show a simple pattern: free/reduced lunch eligible rates in 2024–2025 were 78% at Pioneer Park and 77% at Almor West, whose math results were 39% and 34%. MacArthur Middle pairs the strongest middle-school test results with 35% chronic absenteeism, compared with 16% statewide; graduation rates for 2024–2025 were 86% at MacArthur High, 83% at Eisenhower High, and 67% at Lawton High.