Summary:
ZIP code 73008 includes nine schools: six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, along with the Children’s Center. Across the eight schools with test results, average 2025–2026 proficiency was 28% in ELA, 30% in math and 40% in science, compared with state figures of 26%, 25% and 30%. The clearest takeaway is the wide gap between schools: all-grades results span 45 percentage points in ELA, 46 in math and 50 in science.
Bethany Middle School and Earl Harris Elementary School stand out in their grade bands. In 2025–2026, Bethany Middle scored 44% in ELA, 55% in math and 66% in science, above state figures of 26%, 25% and 30%; SchoolDigger ranked it 6th of 378 middle schools, at the 98th percentile. Earl Harris led elementary schools in all-grades results, with 47% ELA, 50% math and 74% science—21, 25 and 44 points above state figures. At the low end, Western Oaks Elementary School and Apollo Elementary School each had 11% ELA; Western Oaks had the lowest math result, 9%. Bethany High School had strong ELA and U.S. History results, but its science proficiency was 24%, below the state’s 30%.
Recent changes are mixed: the eight-school average fell about 1 point in ELA, rose about 1 point in math and gained 7 points in science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Overholser Elementary School improved 5 points in ELA, 7 in math and 26 in science; Lake Park Elementary School gained 1, 12 and 15 points, respectively. School context varies too: 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 34% at Earl Harris and 93% at Western Oaks Elementary, while Lake Park’s was 82%; these are context, not an explanation of scores. Lake Park’s student-teacher ratio was 13.4, compared with 15.4 at Bethany Middle and 15.0 at Western Oaks Middle. The Children’s Center has no test-score figures in the supplied data.
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