Summary:
Zip code 73562 has two Big Pasture schools serving PK–8 and grades 9–12, with enrollments of 150 and 67 students, respectively; no separate middle school is listed. The clearest current difference is mathematics: in 2025–2026, Big Pasture Elementary School had 29% proficient, 4 points above the state’s 25%, while Big Pasture High School had 3%, 22 points below the state—a 26-point gap between the schools.
Elementary stands out in current mathematics, while High has the lowest result: High’s 3% is far below both Elementary and the state. In English Language Arts I, the schools were closer: Elementary had 22% and High 19%, compared with 26% statewide. High also had 19% in science and 33% in U.S. History in 2025–2026, below state results of 30% and 41%. There are some favorable counterpoints: High’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 92%, compared with 78% statewide, and 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 7% at each school, versus 16% statewide.
Results changed differently by subject: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA fell from 27% to 22% at Elementary and from 28% to 19% at High, while math rose from 22% to 29% at Elementary but fell from 9% to 3% at High. SchoolDigger gives both schools the same rating—rank 371 of 450, the 18th percentile, and one star—though its historical rankings vary: Elementary moved from the 83rd to the 27th percentile between 2014–2015 and 2024–2025, while High fell from the 62nd to the 23rd percentile between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. For context, 2024–2025 student-teacher ratios were 14.7 at Elementary and 13.4 at High; both reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures that year, 70% and 58%, respectively. Because the schools serve different grade spans and tested-student counts are not provided, their all-grades scores are not a same-grade comparison.
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