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Jefferson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
230th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 63% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 284 students in grades PK-5 in Pryor, Oklahoma, which is part of the Pryor school district. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with 34% of students proficient or better in ELA and 33% in Math, compared to 27% and 29% for the Pryor district, and 26% and 26% for the state.

However, Jefferson Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.1% in 2022-2023 to 19.0% in 2024-2025, an area the school should focus on improving. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.39% to 65.48% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite this, Jefferson Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.5 to 13.3 over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary, Jefferson Elementary outperforms them in most academic metrics, including ELA and Math proficiency rates. This suggests Jefferson Elementary is one of the stronger performing schools in the Pryor district. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 107 out of 498 schools in 2015-2016 to 261 out of 389 schools in 2023-2024, indicating areas for improvement.

274
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,535
Per pupil spending ?
62.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 400 S E 6th
       Pryor, OK  74361-4361

(918) 825-1374

District: Pryor


Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Pryor Middle School
High:    Pryor High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
39.1%
Two or more races:
27.7%
American Indian:
25.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2010 → 63rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2010
✓Above the Oklahoma median (63rd percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg29%
Oklahoma avg27%
230th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Top 37%▬ steady since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Pryor
181st of 452Pryor 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
202558.0230 of 61462.5%★★★☆☆
202438.6261 of 38932.9%★★☆☆☆
202154.4256 of 64660.4%★★★☆☆
201954.6159 of 41161.3%★★★☆☆
201838.0279 of 40631.3%★★☆☆☆
201748.2209 of 40748.6%★★☆☆☆
201672.4107 of 49878.5%★★★★☆
201562.3355 of 95762.9%★★★☆☆
201168.1242 of 84671.4%★★★★☆
201047.9494 of 84541.5%★★☆☆☆
200969.1215 of 84074.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202561.9168 of 50266.5%★★★☆☆
202156.8196 of 50661.3%★★★☆☆
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)67th percentile+4 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts I34%+8 vs state
Mathematics33%+7 vs state
Science28%~ state avg

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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 230th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 39% White, 28% Two or more races, 26% American Indian, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pryor Middle School
High : Pryor High School


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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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