Okmulgee

Three schools in Okmulgee serve students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Okmulgee Primary Elementary School (PK–4), Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School (grades 5–8), and Okmulgee High School (grades 9–12). Enrollment ranges from 268 students at Dunbar to 470 at Primary. In 2025–26, reported results across the schools were generally below state results, but Primary’s ELA and math results stood well above those of the other two schools. The most important finding is that Primary is the clearest academic standout, though its overall results remain below state levels in both subjects.

Primary reported 23% proficiency in ELA and 20% in math, compared with 13% and 2% at High, and 7% and 4% at Dunbar. Primary was 3 points below its state ELA result and 5 points below in math; Dunbar’s ELA result was 19 points below the state, while High’s math result was 23 points below. Among the two schools reporting science results, Dunbar had 12% proficiency and High 9%, both well below the state’s 30%. High’s U.S. History result was 20%, versus 41% statewide. The schools serve different grade spans, so their all-grade results are not direct grade-for-grade comparisons; at Primary, fourth-grade ELA was a bright spot at 23%, 1 point above the state. SchoolDigger’s latest statewide rankings also put Primary ahead, at the 34th percentile, versus the 6th for Dunbar and 5th for High.

Results changed unevenly between 2024–25 and 2025–26: the three-school ELA average stayed at 14%, and the math average stayed at 9%, while science improved from 5% to 11% on average across the two reporting schools. High’s U.S. History result rose from 13% to 20%. Attendance and school context offer additional distinctions: High had 29% chronic absenteeism, compared with 10% at Primary and 6% at Dunbar; High’s graduation rate was 71% in 2024–25. In 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 96% at Primary, 93% at Dunbar, and 92% at High. Student-teacher ratios were 19.1 at Primary, 19.2 at Dunbar, and 16.1 at High; these figures, like the income measure, describe the schools but do not explain achievement differences.