Best Public Schools in Zip Code 74426

Four schools in ZIP code 74426 serve Checotah students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Marshall Elementary (PK–2), Checotah Intermediate Elementary (3–5), Checotah Middle (6–8), and Checotah High (9–12); together they enroll 1,428 students. No test scores are listed for Marshall. The most important finding is the sharp subject-by-school split: math and science scores span 46 points across schools, while English Language Arts I scores span 6 points.

Checotah Intermediate Elementary leads in 2025–2026 math, with 55% proficient—30 points above the state, versus 26% at Middle and 9% at High. Checotah Middle leads in science at 57%, 27 points above the state; Intermediate scored 39% and High 11%. Middle also tops English Language Arts I at 34%, just ahead of Intermediate at 33% and High at 28%; all three are above the state’s 26%. High is the clearest academic concern: it is below the state in math by 16 points and science by 19 points. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate is a positive counterpoint at 90%, compared with 78% statewide.

Results have generally weakened at High and Intermediate: each fell in all three shared subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Middle improved 2 points in English Language Arts I and 9 in science, while math fell 2 points. Across the three schools with scores, the average lead over the state narrowed from 10 points to 5 points. SchoolDigger ranks Middle at the 80th statewide percentile, Intermediate at the 77th, and High at the 21st. Student-teacher ratios are relatively close at High (16.6), Middle (14.8), and Intermediate (14.1). The 2024–2025 measure of free/reduced lunch eligibility was 84% at High, 86% at Middle, and 87% at Intermediate; these figures provide context, not an explanation of test results.