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Nowata High School

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Nowata High School ranks 168 th of 463 Oklahoma high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 463 Oklahoma High Schools

Better than 64% of Oklahoma high schools

Summary

Nowata High School is a public high school in Nowata, Oklahoma, serving 197 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Nowata School District, which is ranked 338 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nowata High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 107 out of 439 schools in 2022-2023 (4-star rating) to 193 out of 431 schools in 2023-2024 (3-star rating). Its current ranking for 2024-2025 is 168 out of 463 schools, with a 3-star rating. The school has shown some strengths in specific student group performances, such as ranking 40 out of 353 Oklahoma high schools for female students and 35 out of 187 for Native American students in 2022-2023, both with 4-star ratings. However, Nowata High School's four-year graduation rates have been relatively stable, ranging from 75.4% to 82.2% over the past few years, and the school has experienced some challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 15.5% to 24.0% in recent years.

When compared to nearby high schools, Nowata High School generally performs better than Caney Valley High School and Foyil High School, but lags behind the higher-performing Dewey High School and Bartlesville High School. For example, Bartlesville High School outperformed Nowata High School in English Language Arts, Math, and Science proficiency rates for 11th grade students. Additionally, Nowata High School has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which may be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance.

188

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,766

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

707 West Osage Avenue
Nowata, OK 74048-4048

(918) 273-2221

District: Nowata

Feeder schools for Nowata High School:

Elementary:	Nowata Elementary School
Middle:	Nowata Middle School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

34.6%

White:

29.8%

Two or more races:

22.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2010 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2010

✓Above the Oklahoma median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Oklahoma average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg24%

Oklahoma avg31%

168^th of 463

Oklahoma public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

338^th of 452Nowata 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	168 of 463	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	193 of 431	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	107 of 439	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.9	180 of 350	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	122 of 307	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.3	143 of 197	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.0	157 of 251	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	279 of 449	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.1	225 of 424	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	333 of 431	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	56.4	191 of 428	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	150 of 333	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.8	40 of 353	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	53 of 374	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	197 of 370	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	121 of 380	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	91 of 187	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	181 of 361	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	160 of 355	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	74 of 168	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	35 of 187	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	26 of 64	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	72.9	38 of 187	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	177 of 346	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	161 of 350	54.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2024)80th percentile+24 vs school

Native American (2024)56th percentile~ school

Female (2024)55th percentile~ school

Male (2024)50th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)49th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History48%+6 vs state

English Language Arts I42%+16 vs state

Science22%-8 vs state

Mathematics11%-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
Nowata High School	Public	9-12	707 West Osage Avenue	Nowata	74048	Nowata County	Nowata	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 273-2221	188	13	14.8	69.1%	56 (29.8%)	6 (3.2%)	16 (8.5%)	2 (1.1%)	65 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (22.9%)	57	168^th of 463 public high schools	63.7%		50.4	193^rd of 431 public high schools	55.2%	25	42.0	42.0	11.0	11.0	22.0	22.0	48.0	48.0	$14,766
Oklahoma Union High School	Public	9-12	13925 State Highway 10	S Coffeyville	74072	Nowata County	Oklahoma Union	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 255-6550	185	16	11.8	60.5%	94 (50.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	3 (1.6%)	68 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)	79.2	69^th of 463 public high schools	85.1%		78.4	69^th of 431 public high schools	84.0%		45.0	45.0	29.0	29.0	35.0	35.0	45.0	45.0	$16,873
Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	801 W 6th	Chelsea	74016	Rogers County	Chelsea	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 789-2533	245	15	16.3	73.1%	93 (38.0%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	6 (2.4%)	94 (38.4%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (13.5%)	14.1	427^th of 463 public high schools	7.8%		23.5	338^th of 431 public high schools	21.6%	89	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	7.0	30.0	30.0	$12,695
Oologah-Talala High School	Public	9-12	10700 South Hwy 169	Oologah	74053	Rogers County	Oologah-Talala	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 443-6000	525	31	16.9	41.3%	290 (55.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.7%)	22 (4.2%)	76 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	104 (19.8%)	57	167^th of 463 public high schools	63.9%		75.3	86^th of 431 public high schools	80.0%	81	37.0	37.0	19.0	19.0	21.0	21.0	43.0	43.0	$11,077
Oklahoma Connections Academy High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2425 Nowata Pl	Bartlesville	74006	Washington County	Oklahoma Connections Academy (Charter)	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(918) 200-9359	560	18	31.1	49.8%	327 (58.4%)	39 (7.0%)	80 (14.3%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (7.0%)	5 (0.9%)	66 (11.8%)	79	71^st of 463 public high schools	84.7%		73.9	92^nd of 431 public high schools	78.7%	21	49.0	49.0	12.0	12.0	52.0	52.0	61.0	61.0	$11,745
Dewey High School	Public	9-12	One Bulldogger Road	Dewey	74029	Washington County	Dewey	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 534-0933	363	24	15.0	50.1%	208 (57.3%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.9%)	33.3	324^th of 463 public high schools	30.0%		34.8	282^nd of 431 public high schools	34.6%	42	36.0	36.0	9.0	9.0	3.0	3.0	39.0	39.0	$10,792
Bartlesville High School	Public	9-12	1700 Hillcrest Drive	Bartlesville	74003	Washington County	Bartlesville	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 336-3311	1,783	96	18.6	52.9%	960 (53.8%)	63 (3.5%)	268 (15.0%)	35 (2.0%)	163 (9.1%)	5 (0.3%)	289 (16.2%)	67.4	117^th of 463 public high schools	74.7%		72.6	99^th of 431 public high schools	77.0%	18	48.0	48.0	23.0	23.0	21.0	21.0	44.0	44.0	$10,827
Caney Valley High School	Public	9-12	696 Wyandotte Ave	Ramona	74061	Washington County	Caney Valley	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 536-3425	223	14	16.4	49.8%	123 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	4 (1.8%)	41 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (17.0%)	33.3	325^th of 463 public high schools	29.8%		41.7	235^th of 431 public high schools	45.5%	90					22.0	22.0	25.0	25.0	$11,677
Foyil High School	Public	10-12	1700 East 4th Street	Foyil	74031	Rogers County	Foyil	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 342-1782	105	8	13.4	77.1%	56 (53.3%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.7%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.3%)	23.7	382^nd of 463 public high schools	17.5%					(n/a)	28.0	28.0	10.0	10.0	7.0	7.0	28.0	28.0	$21,614

Frequently Asked Questions about Nowata High School

What district is Nowata High School in?

Nowata

How many students attend Nowata High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended Nowata High School.

What is the racial makeup of Nowata High School?

Students at Nowata High School are 35% American Indian, 30% White, 23% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Nowata High School a good school?

Nowata High School ranks 168^th of 463 Oklahoma high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Nowata High School?

Nowata High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Nowata Elementary School
Middle : Nowata Middle School

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