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Eastside Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
170th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 72% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Eastside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 355 students. The school is part of the Sallisaw School District, which is ranked 184 out of 452 districts in Oklahoma and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eastside Elementary School consistently outperforms the Sallisaw and Oklahoma state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Eastside had 35% proficiency in ELA compared to 31% for Sallisaw and 26% for the state. In Mathematics, Eastside had 40% proficiency compared to 25% for Sallisaw and 26% for the state. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking 5th out of 29 Oklahoma elementary schools for Native American students and 20th out of 70 for Special Education students, both with 4-star ratings.

While Eastside Elementary School has seen a fluctuating chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.6% to 28.3% over the past few years, the school's performance is still better than the state average. Additionally, Eastside has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.71% to 78.03% over the past few years, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. When compared to nearby schools, such as Liberty Elementary, Eastside consistently outperforms its local peers in academic proficiency rates, but the performance of schools outside the Sallisaw district, like Roland Elementary and Belfonte Public School, varies significantly.

345
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,849
Per pupil spending ?
73.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 1206 East Creek Avenue
       Sallisaw, OK  74955-9304

(918) 775-9491

District: Sallisaw


Students who attend Eastside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Sallisaw Middle School
High:    Sallisaw High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
40.6%
American Indian:
31.6%
Two or more races:
13.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Oklahoma average (36% vs 27% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the Oklahoma median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg28%
Oklahoma avg27%
170th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Top 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From top 39% (2015) to top 28% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
184th of 452Sallisaw 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
202566.5170 of 61472.3%★★★★☆
202447.9202 of 38847.9%★★☆☆☆
202346.0142 of 27448.2%★★☆☆☆
202235.3222 of 31730.0%★★☆☆☆
202159.9214 of 64666.9%★★★☆☆
201963.2115 of 41172.0%★★★★☆
201858.9143 of 40664.8%★★★☆☆
201735.4289 of 40729.0%★☆☆☆☆
201637.6348 of 49830.1%★★☆☆☆
201561.8370 of 95761.3%★★★☆☆
201168.1245 of 84671.0%★★★★☆
201062.4316 of 84562.6%★★★☆☆
200968.6222 of 84073.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202575.381 of 50283.9%★★★★☆
202472.1100 of 51380.5%★★★★☆
202386.033 of 48093.1%★★★★★
202274.863 of 41284.7%★★★★☆
202162.9154 of 50669.6%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202160.225 of 5151.0%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202578.35 of 2982.8%★★★★☆
202387.86 of 3582.9%★★★★☆
202280.38 of 3476.5%★★★★☆
202162.925 of 7968.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202566.220 of 7071.4%★★★★☆
202447.743 of 7945.6%★★☆☆☆
202363.919 of 6470.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202553.7123 of 28957.4%★★★☆☆
202432.0228 of 30224.5%★☆☆☆☆
202339.7199 of 30735.2%★★☆☆☆
202223.1263 of 30313.2%★☆☆☆☆
202137.7274 of 40332.0%★★☆☆☆
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)84th percentile+12 vs school
Native American (2025)83rd percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2025)71st percentile~ school
White (2025)57th percentile-15 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)51st percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics40%+14 vs state
English Language Arts I35%+9 vs state
Science34%+4 vs state

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Students at Eastside Elementary School are 41% White, 32% American Indian, 14% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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

Middle : Sallisaw Middle School
High : Sallisaw High School

Eastside Elementary School ranks 170th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Eastside Elementary School.

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Latest Oklahoma data All new data »
2019–20 through 2024–25 immunization ratesNewOct 19, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataAug 17, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 OSTP test scoresAug 17, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 1, 2025


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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