Summary:
Zip code 74430 has two Crowder Elementary School (pre-K through grade 8) and Crowder High School (grades 9–12), with no separate middle school. Their 2025–2026 results show a mixed picture: English language arts (ELA) is a relative strength, but mathematics is the clearest shared concern. Both schools scored above the state in All Grades ELA, while both were below it in math. The most important finding is that ELA stands out positively, but math results are low at both schools.
The schools lead in different subjects, and the leader is not always above the state. High leads in All Grades ELA, with 35% proficiency compared with Elementary’s 28% and the state’s 26%; it also leads in science, at 24% versus 14%, though both are below the state’s 30%. Elementary leads in math, at 18% compared with High’s 4%, but both trail the state’s 25%. High’s only reported U.S. History result is 45%, 4 percentage points above the state. SchoolDigger ranks High 202nd of 462 schools (56th percentile, 3 stars) and Elementary 531st of 626 (15th percentile, 1 star).
Reported test scores fell at both schools from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026; Elementary’s science result had the steepest drop, from 42% to 14%, while High’s fell from 27% to 24%. High’s math also fell from 8% to 4%, and Elementary’s from 26% to 18%. Other indicators favor High: its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 97%, compared with 78% statewide, and its student-teacher ratio was 8.8 versus 15 at Elementary. The schools’ free/reduced lunch eligible rates in school year 2024–2025 were 73% at High and 82% at Elementary; these are context measures, not explanations for results. Because enrollment is small, especially at High, results can be sensitive to relatively few students.
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