Sweetwater

Summary:

The Sweetwater school district in Oklahoma serves a small community, with just two schools - Sweetwater Elementary School and Sweetwater High School. While the elementary school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, the high school has also experienced ups and downs, with both schools performing below the state average on standardized tests.

Sweetwater Elementary stands out for its very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. However, the school has a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 6.1, which is quite small compared to typical elementary schools. In contrast, Sweetwater High School spends significantly more per student, at $37,780, over $14,000 more than the elementary school, but still maintains a low four-year graduation rate of 82.2%.

Overall, the data suggests that the Sweetwater school district faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, with low academic performance, high poverty rates, and resource allocation disparities between the two schools. Further investigation would be needed to understand the root causes and develop targeted strategies for improvement.

District Detail

11107 North Highway 30
Sweetwater, OK 73666-6606

(580) 238-2272

SchoolDigger Rank:
289^th of 452 Oklahoma districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 115

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Sweetwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11107 North Highway 30	Sweetwater	73666	Beckham County	Sweetwater	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 238-2272	85	11	7.5	81.2%	59 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (20.0%)								(n/a)		19.0		21.0					$30,205
Sweetwater High School	Public	9-12	11107 North Highway 30	Sweetwater	73666	Beckham County	Sweetwater	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 238-2272	30	6	5.4	53.3%	19 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (33.3%)	39.4	274^th of 463 public high schools	40.8%					(n/a)	31.0	31.0	15.0	15.0	12.0	12.0	39.0	39.0	$42,965

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Erick	13.55 mi	2	115^th
Sayre	16.92 mi	3	163^rd
Reydon	17.24 mi	2	5^th
Cheyenne	19.66 mi	2	21^st
Merritt	24.92 mi	2	56^th

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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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