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Watonga Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
330th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 46% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Watonga Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 361 students in grades PK-5 in Watonga, Oklahoma. The school is part of the Watonga School District, which is ranked 169 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Watonga Elementary School's test scores are generally below the state average, particularly in English Language Arts, with only 21% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 26%. However, the school performs better in Mathematics, with 28% of students proficient or better, slightly above the state average of 26%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.5% to 19% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state's target of 5%. Additionally, Watonga Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75-81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Thomas Elementary School, which is 19.81 miles away, Watonga Elementary School generally performs worse in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, Thomas Elementary School had significantly higher proficiency rates in both subjects, with 44% proficient or better in ELA and 46% in Mathematics, compared to Watonga's 21% and 28%, respectively. However, Watonga Elementary School's spending per student ($8,835 in 2018-2019) is higher than the nearby schools, such as Thomas Elementary ($7,921) and Okeene Elementary ($8,270), which may suggest that the school is investing more resources in its students.

369
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,449
Per pupil spending ?
78.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 900 N Leach
       Watonga, OK  73772-3772

(580) 623-5248

District: Watonga


Students who attend Watonga Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Watonga Middle School
High:    Watonga High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
50.9%
Hispanic:
25.5%
Two or more races:
13.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2010 → 46th in 2025
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg30%
Oklahoma avg27%
330th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 46%▼ down 40 pts since 2015
From top 14% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
169th of 452Watonga 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
202546.0330 of 61446.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.2260 of 38933.2%★★☆☆☆
202145.1357 of 64644.7%★★☆☆☆
201936.2276 of 41132.8%★★☆☆☆
201839.8264 of 40635.0%★★☆☆☆
201747.8212 of 40747.9%★★☆☆☆
201666.0155 of 49868.9%★★★☆☆
201580.0130 of 95786.4%★★★★☆
201157.3400 of 84652.7%★★★☆☆
201051.1457 of 84545.9%★★☆☆☆
200960.2334 of 84060.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202555.0207 of 50258.8%★★★☆☆
202157.6186 of 50663.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202545.5153 of 28947.1%★★☆☆☆
202145.7221 of 40345.2%★★☆☆☆
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)59th percentile+13 vs school
White (2025)47th percentile~ school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science43%+13 vs state
Mathematics28%~ state avg
English Language Arts I21%-5 vs state

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Watonga Elementary School ranks 330th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Watonga Elementary School.

Students at Watonga Elementary School are 51% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 7% American Indian, 3% African American.

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

Middle : Watonga Middle School
High : Watonga High School

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2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 1, 2025
2024–25 OSTP test scoresDec 1, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataAug 19, 2025
2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance dataAug 19, 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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