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New Lima High School

Public Grades 9-12
178th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 462 Oklahoma High Schools
Better than 61% of Oklahoma high schools
Summary

New Lima High School is a public school in Wewoka serving 72 students in grades 9–12, and it is one of 11 nearby schools in this comparison. It stands out locally in math and science, but the most important finding is that 2025–2026 proficiency was below state averages in all four subjects after falling from the previous year in every subject.

Compared with nearby schools, New Lima ranks second of 11 in math and science, third in U.S. History, and sixth in English Language Arts I. Its math proficiency was 19%, versus a nearby-school average of 5%; science was 29%, versus a nearby average of 16%. ELA was a relative weakness locally: 22%, compared with a nearby average of 23%. Statewide, New Lima was 4 percentage points below the state in ELA, 6 below in math, and 1 below in both science and U.S. History. Its results were above its district’s in ELA, math, and science by 3, 2, and 3 points, respectively.

Scores fell 6 points in ELA, 9 in math, 15 in science, and 11 in U.S. History from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s ranking also dropped from the 81st to the 61st percentile; its current ranking is 178th of 462 schools, with 3 stars, and is second-highest among the nearby schools. The ranking for the group SchoolDigger labels “Low Socio Economic Status Students” fell from the 90th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 52nd in 2025–2026, below the school’s overall 61st-percentile standing. In 2024–2025, 86% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student-teacher ratio was 11 to 1. Other indicators are more positive: the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 94%, compared with 78% statewide, and 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 6%, versus 16% statewide.

72
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,139
Per pupil spending ?
86.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 116 Gross Street
       Wewoka, OK  74884-4884

(405) 257-6431

District: New Lima


Feeder schools for New Lima High School:

Elementary:    New Lima Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
38.9%
Two or more races:
29.2%
American Indian:
23.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2009 → 61st in 2026
Strengths
✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Oklahoma average (78%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2009
✓Above the Oklahoma median (61st percentile)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg21%
Oklahoma avg30%
178th of 462
Oklahoma public high schools ?
Top 39%▲ up 24 pts since 2022
From bottom 37% (2022) to top 39% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
159th of 450New Lima 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202654.6178 of 46261.5%★★★☆☆
202573.587 of 46381.2%★★★★☆
202475.485 of 43280.3%★★★★☆
202324.9346 of 43921.2%★☆☆☆☆
202240.0218 of 34837.4%★★☆☆☆
201560.0236 of 44947.4%★★☆☆☆
201143.6280 of 42434.0%★★☆☆☆
201039.0307 of 43128.8%★☆☆☆☆
200943.0275 of 42835.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202648.7176 of 36651.9%★★★☆☆
202575.751 of 37486.4%★★★★☆
202483.544 of 43589.9%★★★★★
202342.6224 of 38541.8%★★☆☆☆
202254.987 of 23763.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202655.0126 of 31660.1%★★★☆☆
202551.9140 of 33358.0%★★★☆☆
202453.6174 of 43059.5%★★★☆☆
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)
White (2026)60th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History40%~ state avg
Science29%~ state avg
English Language Arts I22%-4 vs state
Mathematics19%-6 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about New Lima High School

New Lima High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : New Lima Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 72 students attended New Lima High School.

Students at New Lima High School are 39% White, 29% Two or more races, 24% American Indian, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

New Lima High School ranks 178th of 462 Oklahoma high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Latest Oklahoma data All new data »
2025–26 school spending dataNewNov 4, 2026
2024–25 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewNov 4, 2026
2025–26 OSTP test scoresNewNov 4, 2026
2019–20 through 2024–25 immunization ratesOct 19, 2026


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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