Summary:
The Shawnee High School is the sole high school located in the Shawnee area of Oklahoma. The school serves grades 9-12 and has faced some academic performance challenges in recent years, with proficiency rates on state assessments and college readiness exams consistently below the state averages.
Shawnee High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 249 and 321 out of 431-463 Oklahoma high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 82.2%, slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate for the 2024-2025 school year was 19.0%, higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the OSTP assessments and CCRA exams were below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
Socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's academic performance challenges, as 81% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,583, below the state average, and its student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 14.5, slightly lower than the state average. These resource allocation factors suggest that the school may not be receiving adequate support to address the needs of its student population.
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