Summary
Hayward Smith Elementary School serves PK–5 and enrolls 407 students in Owasso, Oklahoma. Its 2025–2026 proficiency was 25% in English Language Arts (ELA), 30% in math, and 34% in science: slightly below the state in ELA but above it in math and science. The most important academic concern is third grade, where proficiency was just 15% in ELA and 18% in math, the lowest among eight nearby schools with comparable results.
Compared with the Owasso district, Hayward was 10 percentage points lower in ELA, 8 lower in math, and 5 lower in science. Against the state, it was 1 point lower in ELA, 5 higher in math, and 4 higher in science. Science is its strongest subject relative to both benchmarks, but Hayward’s results remain below nearby-school averages in all three subjects: 45% in science, 44% in math, and 33% in ELA. For example, Collinsville Upper Elementary School scored 43% in science and 39% in math. Fourth grade is a relative bright spot within Hayward: its ELA and math results were each 7 points above the state, though still below the district.
Recent results are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 2 points and math 1, while science rose 6; chronic absenteeism also improved, dropping from 20% to 12%. SchoolDigger placed Hayward at the 48th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, the lowest standing among nearby schools; its percentile fell from 59 in 2023–2024. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for “White Students” was at the 24th percentile, compared with 48 overall, while its “Low Socio Economic Status Students” ranking fell from 73 to 49 over the period. As context, Hayward’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 16.1, near the local average, and 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025.
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