Best Public Schools in Zip Code 73648

Zip code 73648 has four public schools in the Elk City district, spanning elementary through high school and including two middle schools with different grade spans; enrollment ranges from 297 to 729. In 2025–2026, results varied by both subject and school: for example, Elk City Elementary School matched the state in English language arts (ELA), while Elk City Ies was 8 points above it. The most striking area-wide difference is in math: proficiency ranged from 49% at Ies to 12% at Elk City High School, a 37-point spread, compared with 25% statewide.

Ies stands out for all-grades ELA and math, with 34% and 49% proficient—8 and 24 points above the state, respectively—and its sixth graders were also well above state results in ELA (48% versus 25%) and math (54% versus 26%). Ies and Elk City Middle School tied for the strongest science result at 47%, 17 points above the state. Middle had the lowest ELA result, 23%, 3 points below the state, while High had the lowest math result. High’s results were mixed: ELA was 31%, 5 points above the state, but math was 12%, 13 points below.

Recent trends differ by subject and school. The unweighted average across schools fell about 5 points in both ELA and math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while the science average rose about 3 points. Ies improved 5 points in both ELA and math; Middle declined in all three reported subjects, including 10 points in ELA, despite its strong science result. High’s science rose 13 points, but its U.S. History score fell 15. SchoolDigger rates the district 4 stars and ranks it 85th of 450. As context, free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 were 63% at Elementary, 65% at Ies, 63% at Middle and 47% at High; these figures do not by themselves explain the differing results. Middle also pairs the lowest enrollment (297) and a 14.5 student-teacher ratio with the area’s highest chronic absenteeism, 32%, and tied-high science proficiency.