Summary:
Schools in zip code 74464 include nine schools serving pre-K through grade 12: seven elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. In 2025–2026, the schools’ average proficiency was 25% in ELA, 27% in math and 41% in science, compared with state results of 26%, 25% and 30%. The most important finding is that performance varies widely by school, especially in math, where results ranged from 4% to 51%.
Heritage Elementary School is the strongest all-grades performer: it posted 39% ELA, 51% math and 63% science, leading the state by 13, 26 and 33 percentage points, respectively. It also outperformed the other schools’ averages by 16 points in ELA, 27 in math and 25 in science. Tahlequah Middle School stands out in grade 8, with 27% ELA, 36% math and 49% science, above state results in all three subjects. At the other end, Lowrey Public School had the lowest ELA and math results, 2% and 4%—24 and 21 points below state results. SchoolDigger rates Heritage and Tahlequah Middle at four stars, with rankings in the 89th and 87th percentiles.
Recent changes are mixed in ELA, modestly positive in math and strongest in science: across schools, the ELA average was roughly unchanged over two years, math rose about 1 point and science rose 8 points. Science improved at seven of the eight schools with results for both years; Heritage gained 23 points, while Briggs Public School gained 13. Among elementary options, Heritage’s results stand out alongside schools with similar free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025: 67% at Heritage, 70% at Greenwood Elementary School and 74% at Cherokee Elementary School. Smaller size or lower student-teacher ratio does not reliably signal stronger results: Lowrey had 100 students and a 9.2 ratio, but the lowest ELA and math scores; Woodall Public School had a 13.4 ratio and 36% math proficiency. These comparisons describe reported results, not what caused them.
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