Summary:
Waynoka Elementary School (PK–8, 166 students) and Waynoka High School (grades 9–12, 66 students) serve 232 students across the Waynoka area. The clearest contrast is in 2025–2026 test results: Elementary was above the state in all three subjects shared by the schools, while High was below the state in each. The most important finding is the large gap between the schools, especially in math and science: Elementary led High by 41 percentage points in math and 51 points in science.
Elementary stands out for proficiency, with 38% in English Language Arts, 47% in math, and 60% in science, compared with High’s 24%, 6%, and 9%. Elementary’s results were 12 points above the state in ELA, 22 points above in math, and 30 points above in science; High was below the state’s all-grades results by 2, 19, and 21 points. High’s strongest measure is graduation: 97% in 2024–2025, versus 78% statewide. Its chronic absenteeism was also lower than the state rate, at 6% compared with 16%. Still, High was below the state in all four reported test subjects, including U.S. History (36% versus 41%).
Recent test-score changes were mixed. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Elementary declined 1 point in ELA, 4 in math, and 3 in science. High improved 5 points in ELA but fell 5 points in both math and science; its U.S. History result decreased 4 points. SchoolDigger’s High ranking also moved down over three years, from 229th of 432 schools in 2023–2024 to 365th of 462 in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, Elementary had a student–teacher ratio of 11.4, compared with 7.0 at High. Both schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible for that year: 52% at Elementary and 56% at High. These figures describe differences between the schools, but do not explain the test-score gap.
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