Summary:
ZIP code 73053 has one elementary school, Lookeba-Sickles Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6 and enrolling 123 students. Because it is the only school in the area, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; its results can be compared with those of the Lookeba Sickles district and the state. The clearest current strength is that the school exceeded state proficiency rates in both tested subjects in 2025–2026.
Mathematics was the school’s strongest latest result, while English Language Arts I was lower; both were above district and state rates. In mathematics, 40% were proficient, compared with 26% in the district and 25% statewide—14 and 15 percentage points higher, respectively. In English Language Arts I, 36% were proficient, compared with 28% in the district and 26% statewide—8 and 10 points higher. These are subject-level strengths within this one school, not rankings against other schools in ZIP code 73053.
Results changed in opposite directions between the two reported years: mathematics rose 13 points, from 27% in 2024–2025 to 40% in 2025–2026, while English Language Arts I fell 5 points, from 41% to 36%. The school remained above state results in both subjects in both years, though its ELA advantage narrowed from 15 to 10 points. SchoolDigger ranked the school 4th of 406 and 4th of 411 in 2017–2018 and 2018–2019, respectively, placing it at the 99th percentile with five stars both years; these are historical, not current, rankings. Other context includes a student–teacher ratio of 14.6 in 2024–2025 and 85% free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. These measures describe the school but do not explain its results.
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