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.
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