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Okemah High School

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Okemah High School ranks 198 th of 463 Oklahoma high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 463 Oklahoma High Schools

Better than 57% of Oklahoma high schools

Summary

Okemah High School is a public high school located in Okemah, Oklahoma, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 224 students. The school is part of the Okemah School District, which is ranked 325 out of 452 districts in Oklahoma and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Okemah High School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had higher proficiency rates than the state average in English Language Arts (40% vs. 37%) and U.S. History (46% vs. 42%) for 11th grade students. However, the school's proficiency rates were lower in Mathematics (15% vs. 18%) and Science (15% vs. 21%) for 11th grade. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 70% to 82.2%, which is on par with the state average. Okemah High School also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19% to 22.2% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Comparing Okemah High School to nearby schools, its academic performance is generally on par with or slightly better than schools like Schulter High School, Graham-Dustin High School, and Paden High School. However, Henryetta High School, which is about 16 miles away, outperforms Okemah High School in several academic areas. Okemah High School's special education students have performed relatively well, ranking 14th out of 184 Oklahoma high schools in the 2022-2023 school year for this subgroup.

226

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,234

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

704 East Date Street
Okemah, OK 74859-4859

(918) 623-1874

District: Okemah

Feeder schools for Okemah High School:

Elementary:	Oakes Elementary School
	Okemah Noble Center
Middle:	Okemah Middle School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

43.4%

White:

33.2%

Two or more races:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 69th percentile in 2022 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Oklahoma median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Oklahoma average (75% vs 82%)

!Ranking has slipped from its 69th-percentile peak (2022) to 57th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg23%

Oklahoma avg31%

198^th of 463

Oklahoma public high schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

325^th of 452Okemah among Oklahoma districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	198 of 463	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.3	351 of 431	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	292 of 439	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.3	108 of 350	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.6	146 of 197	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	222 of 251	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.7	310 of 449	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.5	361 of 424	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.4	303 of 431	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.8	232 of 428	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	24.9	255 of 333	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	209 of 353	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	165 of 374	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.9	330 of 370	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	220 of 380	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	311 of 361	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	252 of 355	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	7.7	164 of 168	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	58.1	67 of 187	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	78 of 187	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.1	14 of 184	92.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	17.5	301 of 346	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	314 of 350	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)58th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2024)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)13th percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2024)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History46%+4 vs state

English Language Arts I40%+14 vs state

Mathematics15%-11 vs state

Science15%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Okemah High School	Public	9-12	704 East Date Street	Okemah	74859	Okfuskee County	Okemah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 623-1874	226	18	12.6	66.4%	75 (33.2%)	11 (4.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (43.4%)	2 (0.9%)	31 (13.7%)	52.5	198^th of 463 public high schools	57.2%		21.3	351^st of 431 public high schools	18.6%	153	40.0	40.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	46.0	46.0	$15,234
Mason High School	Public	9-12	374006 E 1000 Road	Mason	74859	Okfuskee County	Mason	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 623-0107	64	6	11.0	81.3%	24 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)	1 (1.6%)	22 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (21.9%)	24.7	374^th of 463 public high schools	19.2%		14.3	388^th of 431 public high schools	10.0%	14	25.0	25.0	7.0	7.0	15.0	15.0	29.0	29.0	$16,669
Weleetka High School	Public	10-12	302 E 6th St	Weleetka	74880	Okfuskee County	Weleetka	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 786-2203	89	10	9.0	64.0%	32 (36.0%)	4 (4.5%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (24.7%)	30.5	343^rd of 463 public high schools	25.9%					(n/a)	28.0	28.0	8.0	8.0	15.0	15.0	35.0	35.0	$25,301
Butner High School	Public	9-12	Hwy 56 and Yahola	Cromwell	74837	Seminole County	Butner	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 944-5526	55	4	13.1	80.0%	24 (43.6%)	1 (1.8%)	6 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (21.8%)	35.7	305^th of 463 public high schools	34.1%		22.4	346^th of 431 public high schools	19.7%	41	25.0	25.0	7.0	7.0	18.0	18.0	43.0	43.0	$16,447
Wetumka High School	Public	9-12	416 South Tiger Street	Wetumka	74883	Hughes County	Wetumka	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 452-3291	100	6	16.1	84.0%	36 (36.0%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	44 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.0%)	33.5	320^th of 463 public high schools	30.9%		32.4	291^st of 431 public high schools	32.5%	29	22.0	22.0	9.0	9.0	17.0	17.0	41.0	41.0	$17,193
Wilson High School	Public	9-12	8867 Chestnut Road	Henryetta	74437	Okmulgee County	Wilson	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 652-3384	81	7	11.8	77.8%	30 (37.0%)	2 (2.5%)	4 (4.9%)	2 (2.5%)	29 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (17.3%)	14.6	423^rd of 463 public high schools	8.6%		11.5	407^th of 431 public high schools	5.6%	16	19.0	19.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	8.0	27.0	27.0	$19,776
Henryetta High School	Public	9-12	1801 Troy Aikman Dr	Henryetta	74437	Okmulgee County	Henryetta	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 652-6571	300	20	14.7	72.0%	156 (52.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.7%)	5 (1.7%)	81 (27.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.7%)	54.2	184^th of 463 public high schools	60.3%		27.6	319^th of 431 public high schools	26.0%	135	39.0	39.0	9.0	9.0	19.0	19.0	54.0	54.0	$13,333
Paden High School	Public	9-12	315 W 10th	Paden	74860	Okfuskee County	Paden	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 932-5053	64	5	13.8	64.1%	37 (57.8%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	16 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)	53.7	188^th of 463 public high schools	59.4%		61.6	143^rd of 431 public high schools	66.8%	45	48.0	48.0	13.0	13.0	20.0	20.0	38.0	38.0	$21,200
Strother High School	Public	9-12	36085 Ew 1140	Seminole	74868	Seminole County	Strother	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 382-4014	108	7	16.5	65.7%	61 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.0%)	1 (0.9%)	25 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)	35.4	310^th of 463 public high schools	33.0%		33.4	289^th of 431 public high schools	32.9%	21	26.0	26.0	7.0	7.0	21.0	21.0	38.0	38.0	$18,829
Graham-Dustin High School	Public	9-12	203 Wisdom Ave	Dustin	74839	Hughes County	Graham-Dustin	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 656-3230	41	4	9.6	87.8%	10 (24.4%)	1 (2.4%)	9 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (29.3%)	10.9	441^st of 463 public high schools	4.8%		17.7	373^rd of 431 public high schools	13.5%	68	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	32.0	32.0	$20,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Okemah High School

How many students attend Okemah High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Okemah High School.

Is Okemah High School a good school?

Okemah High School ranks 198^th of 463 Oklahoma high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Okemah High School?

Students at Okemah High School are 43% American Indian, 33% White, 14% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Okemah High School in?

Okemah

What schools feed into Okemah High School?

Okemah High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oakes Elementary School
Elementary : Okemah Noble Center
Middle : Okemah Middle School

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