Summary:
There is only one elementary school located in Wister, Oklahoma - Wister Elementary School. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade and is part of the Wister school district.
Wister Elementary School has faced declining performance in recent years, with its state ranking dropping from 546 out of 957 schools in 2014-2015 to 494 out of 614 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 11%, compared to the state average of 26%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 12%, compared to the state average of 26%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19%, which is higher than the state average.
Wister Elementary School serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 69.75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $9,827 in the 2018-2019 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 13.8 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting a need for more effective resource allocation and targeted interventions to address the educational challenges faced by the students.
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