Summary:
ZIP code 74036 has three public schools in Inola, serving preschool through grade 12: Inola Elementary School (538 students), Inola Middle School (391) and Inola High School (429). Their 2025–2026 results show distinct strengths by subject rather than one school leading across the board. The sharpest concern is at Inola High: proficiency was 8% in science and 9% in U.S. History, respectively 22 and 32 percentage points below state results.
Inola Elementary stands out in all-grades mathematics, with 37% proficient—18 points above the next-highest school, Inola High at 19%, and 12 points above the state’s 25%. In ELA, Inola High leads at 40%, compared with 20% at Elementary and 16% at Middle; High is 14 points above the state’s 26%. Inola Middle leads the two schools reporting science results, at 27% versus High’s 8%, but is still 3 points below the state’s 30%. Middle’s ELA and math results are the lowest of the three schools. At Elementary, math is above state results in both listed grades, while ELA differs: grade 3 is 3 points above state and grade 4 is 10 points below.
ELA proficiency rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 at all three schools: 3 points at Elementary, 1 at Middle and 8 at High. The pattern was not universal: Middle science fell 4 points, and High U.S. History fell 4. SchoolDigger’s statewide rank percentiles are 49 for Elementary, 40 for High and 23 for Middle; its star ratings are two, two and one, respectively. Reported student-teacher ratios are similar, from 14.6 at Middle to 15.6 at High. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 55% at Elementary, 44% at Middle and 38% at High; these are context, not an explanation for outcomes. High also had a 95% graduation rate in 2024–2025, compared with 78% statewide.
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