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Stratford Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
446th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 27% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Stratford Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 313 students in grades PK-5 in Stratford, Oklahoma. The school is part of the Stratford School District, which is ranked 220 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stratford Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 21% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 20% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 26% and 26% respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11% to 19% in recent years, significantly higher than the state's target of 10% or less. These academic challenges may be linked to the fact that Stratford Elementary serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 65-72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Pauls Valley Elementary and Latta Elementary, Stratford Elementary generally performs worse academically. For example, these nearby schools have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Stratford Elementary's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the years, from 295 out of 498 schools in 2015-2016 to 446 out of 614 schools in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is falling behind its peers.

303
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,453
Per pupil spending ?
70.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 241 North Oak Street
       Stratford, OK  74872-4872

(580) 759-2382

District: Stratford


Students who attend Stratford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Stratford Middle School
High:    Stratford High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
60.7%
American Indian:
22.1%
Two or more races:
12.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2009 → 27th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (20% vs 27% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2009
!Science scores 12 pts below the Oklahoma average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg25%
Oklahoma avg27%
446th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 40 pts since 2015
From top 33% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Oklahoma Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
220th of 452Stratford 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202528.5446 of 61427.4%★☆☆☆☆
202128.1495 of 64623.4%★☆☆☆☆
201643.8295 of 49840.8%★★☆☆☆
201565.3317 of 95766.9%★★★☆☆
201158.7381 of 84655.0%★★★☆☆
201029.6693 of 84518.0%★☆☆☆☆
200944.6520 of 84038.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202539.9301 of 50240.0%★★☆☆☆
202414.9452 of 51311.9%★☆☆☆☆
202330.8352 of 48026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202215.5377 of 4128.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.7350 of 50630.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202311.8292 of 3074.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.3299 of 3031.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.8369 of 4038.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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)40th percentile+13 vs school
White (2023)5th percentile
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts I21%-5 vs state
Mathematics20%-6 vs state
Science18%-12 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Stratford Elementary School

Students at Stratford Elementary School are 61% White, 22% American Indian, 13% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Not Specified.

Stratford Elementary School ranks 446th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

Middle : Stratford Middle School
High : Stratford High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Stratford Elementary School.

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Latest Oklahoma data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataNewAug 17, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 OSTP test scoresNewAug 17, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 1, 2025
2024–25 OSTP test scoresDec 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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