Summary
Banner Public School in El Reno, Oklahoma, serves pre-K through grade 8 and enrolls 324 students. Its 2025–26 results were above the state overall in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, and its SchoolDigger rating was 4 stars at the 84th percentile. The most important finding for parents is that strong overall math results mask a sharp grade-level divide: proficiency was 79% in grade 3 and 64% in grade 4, but just 14% in both grades 6 and 8, below the state in each of those upper grades.
Compared with nearby schools, Banner stands out more in ELA than in math. Its 43% all-grade ELA proficiency was second-highest among eight nearby schools with scores, against a peer average of 32%; its 45% math score ranked fifth among nine, near their average of 43%. Against the state, however, Banner was ahead by 17 points in ELA, 20 in math, and 8 in science. Its third-grade ELA and math scores—68% and 79%—were highest among seven nearby schools with results; the next-highest were at Mustang Trails Elementary School, with 54% and 62%. In grade 4, Banner’s ELA score of 33% was below Mustang Trails’ 42%, while Banner’s math score of 64% topped the two nearby schools with reported results. The reported district scores matched Banner’s in all three subjects. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so local comparisons are useful context rather than perfect matches.
From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Banner’s all-grade ELA rose 7 points to 43% and math rose 10 points to 45%, while science slipped 1 point to 38%. SchoolDigger placed Banner at the 84th percentile in 2025–26, up from the 77th percentile the year before; nearby Mustang Trails Elementary School ranked at the 95th percentile, while Lincoln Learning Center was at the 31st. Banner’s student-teacher ratio was 13.5 in 2024–25, below the nearby-school average of 15.2. Its free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 38% that year, compared with a nearby-school average of 70%; these are context, not explanations for results. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger ranked Banner at the 33rd percentile for effectiveness for White students in 2020–21, compared with its overall 70th percentile that year.
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