Summary:
ZIP code 73772 has one listed elementary school, [Watonga Elementary School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/OK/schools/3177001757/school.aspx), serving prekindergarten through grade 5 and enrolling 369 students. Its strongest results are in mathematics and science: in 2025–2026, proficiency exceeded the state by 15 percentage points in math and 20 points in science. These are the clearest strengths in the area’s school results.
[Watonga Elementary School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/OK/schools/3177001757/school.aspx) is the only listed school, so there is no meaningful local top-to-bottom comparison. Against the state, its 2025–2026 all-grades results were 40% in math versus 25%, 50% in science versus 30%, and 27% in English Language Arts (ELA) versus 26%. Grade results show where strengths and needs differ: math was above the state in grades 3, 4 and 5, and grade 5 science was 50% versus 35% statewide. ELA was more uneven: grade 5 was 36% versus 28% statewide, while grade 4 was 15% versus 22% and grade 3 was 24% versus 26%.
Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 6 points, math 12 points and science 7 points, while state results stayed level in ELA and science and fell 1 point in math. SchoolDigger’s ranking also rose from the 33rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 66th percentile in 2025–2026. Other context includes a 14.9-to-1 student-teacher ratio and 79% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these describe the school, not the cause of its results. Chronic absenteeism was 6% in 2025–2026, compared with 16% statewide and 7% in the [Watonga](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/OK/district/31770/search.aspx) district.
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