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Jennings Public School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
422nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 31% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Jennings Public School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Jennings, Oklahoma, with 265 students. The school is part of the Jennings School District, which is ranked 337 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jennings Public School consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 21% in ELA, 26% in Math, and 39% in Science, compared to the state averages of 26%, 26%, and 30% respectively. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 19% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Jennings Public School serves a high-poverty student population, with 80.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Oak Grove Public School and Mannford Upper Elementary School, Jennings Public School's academic performance lags behind, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 418 out of 846 elementary schools in 2010-2011 to 422 out of 614 in 2024-2025, suggesting that it is struggling to keep pace with other schools in the state.

303
Students ?
16.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,061
Per pupil spending ?
79.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 475 North Oak Street
       Jennings, OK  74038-4038

(918) 757-2536

District: Jennings

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.7%
American Indian:
17.5%
Two or more races:
11.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2009 → 31st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2009
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg29%
Oklahoma avg27%
422nd of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
337th of 452Jennings 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202532.3422 of 61431.3%★★☆☆☆
201552.0487 of 95749.1%★★☆☆☆
201155.7418 of 84650.6%★★★☆☆
201034.2653 of 84522.7%★☆☆☆☆
200931.5672 of 84020.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202546.3260 of 50248.2%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
201136.1414 of 54223.6%★☆☆☆☆
201021.0483 of 53910.4%★☆☆☆☆
200918.8477 of 5218.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+17 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science39%+9 vs state
Mathematics26%~ state avg
English Language Arts I21%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 10, 2018

Open Quote My 4 children are currently at Jennings elementary and we LOVE it! It truly feels like a family there! I believe that all decisions are based on what is best for the children and all of the staff go above and beyond to help with any needs they see. Close Quote





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Students at Jennings Public School are 60% White, 17% American Indian, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

Jennings Public School ranks 422nd of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Jennings Public School.

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Latest Oklahoma data All new data »
2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 1, 2025
2024–25 OSTP test scoresDec 1, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataAug 19, 2025
2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance dataAug 19, 2025


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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