Elementary Schools in Watonga

Summary:

Watonga, Oklahoma is home to a single elementary school, Watonga Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance and demographics provide a mixed picture, with strengths in science proficiency but challenges in other academic areas and high chronic absenteeism.

Watonga Elementary School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 260 out of 389 Oklahoma elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 357 out of 646 in 2020-2021. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (21%) and Mathematics (28%) for 2024-2025 were below the state averages, but its Science proficiency rate (43%) was significantly higher. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.0% for 2024-2025 was higher than the state average.

Watonga Elementary School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 81.16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.9 for 2023-2024 was slightly lower than the state average, and its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,835. While the school's strong performance in Science proficiency is a notable strength, the lower proficiency rates in other subjects and the high chronic absenteeism rate suggest areas for improvement to ensure all students at Watonga Elementary School receive a high-quality education.

District Detail

1200 Eagle Lane
Watonga, OK 73772-3772

(580) 623-7364

SchoolDigger Rank:
169^th of 452 Oklahoma districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 731

Primary Schools: 1
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)		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 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
Watonga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 N Leach	Watonga	73772	Blaine County	Watonga	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 623-5248	369	25	14.9	78.3%	188 (50.9%)	11 (3.0%)	94 (25.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.6%)	46	330^th of 614 public elementary schools	46.3%		39.2	260^th of 389 public elementary schools	33.2%	70	22.0	14.0	29.0	21.0	34.0	30.0	24.0	28.0	43.0	43.0	$13,449

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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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