Summary:
The zip code 73532 is home to a single elementary school, Duke Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and is part of the Duke School District. While Duke Elementary School was once a top-performing school in the state, its statewide ranking has declined significantly over the years, dropping from 273 out of 846 Oklahoma elementary schools in 2010-2011 to 585 out of 957 in 2014-2015.
Academically, Duke Elementary School lags behind the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 32% and 19% of students proficient, respectively, compared to the state averages of 33% and 26%. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.0% for the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 73.83% for the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the relatively high spending per student at $11,329 for the 2018-2019 school year and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.7 for the 2023-2024 school year, Duke Elementary School's performance metrics and rankings suggest that the school is struggling to effectively address the needs of its student population. The school's leadership and the broader community may need to explore strategies to improve the educational outcomes for the students and reverse the concerning trend of declining performance.
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