High Schools in Sallisaw

Summary:

Sallisaw, Oklahoma is home to a single high school, Sallisaw High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 94th and 171st out of 431-463 Oklahoma high schools over the past few years. While the school's performance rating has varied, it currently holds a 4 out of 5 star rating for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, before dropping to 3 out of 5 stars in 2024-2025.

Academically, Sallisaw High School has shown some strengths, with its 11th-grade students outperforming the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. However, the school's overall proficiency rates for all grades combined are lower than the state averages in Mathematics and Science. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 82.2% in 2023-2024 is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.0% in 2024-2025 is higher than the state average.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in Sallisaw High School's performance, as the school has a relatively high percentage of students (72.31%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,313, which is in line with the state average, and its student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4 to 1 is slightly higher than the state average.

District Detail

701 S JT Stites Blvd
Sallisaw, OK 74955-9304

(918) 775-5544

SchoolDigger Rank:
184^th of 452 Oklahoma districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,919

Primary Schools: 2
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)		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
Sallisaw High School	Public	9-12	2301 West Ruth Street	Sallisaw	74955	Sequoyah County	Sallisaw	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 775-7761	608	37	16.3	59.9%	229 (37.7%)	14 (2.3%)	68 (11.2%)	12 (2.0%)	216 (35.5%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.2%)	56	171^st of 463 public high schools	63.1%		73.7	94^th of 431 public high schools	78.2%	77	47.0	47.0	18.0	18.0	22.0	22.0	32.0	32.0	$12,782

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central	3.92 mi	2	278^th
Gans	6.76 mi	2	352^nd
Brushy	6.77 mi	1	292^nd
Muldrow	10.05 mi	3	165^th
Vian	11.43 mi	3	143^rd

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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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