Best Public Schools in Zip Code 74560

Schools in zip code 74560 include two schools in Pittsburg, Oklahoma: Pittsburg Elementary School, serving PK–8, and Pittsburg High School, serving grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, the reported All Grades proficiency results were below state figures in every subject: ELA was 10% at the elementary school and 9% at the high school, compared with 26% statewide; math was 5% and 9%, compared with 25%; and science was 12% at both schools, compared with 30%. High-school U.S. History was 24%, versus 41% statewide. The most important finding is that reported proficiency at both schools was substantially below state levels.

Pittsburg High School stands out for a strong graduation result, while Pittsburg Elementary School stands out for especially low chronic absenteeism. The high school’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 97%, compared with 78% statewide—a 20-point advantage. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 1% at the elementary school and 9% at the high school, both below the state’s 16%; the elementary rate was lower than the high school’s. At the high school, 11th-grade ELA proficiency was 9%, versus 36% statewide, the largest subject gap at 27 points; its gaps were 8 points in math, 9 in science, and 17 in U.S. History. Because the schools serve different grade spans, their All Grades scores are descriptive, not a fair grade-matched comparison.

Results changed unevenly over time: high-school science rose 9 points, from 3% to 12%, while its ELA fell 8 points, from 17% to 9%; elementary math fell 9 points, from 14% to 5%. SchoolDigger ranks for the high school improved from 437 of 463 schools (6th percentile) in 2024–2025 to 413 of 462 (11th percentile) in 2025–2026, but remained below its 24th-percentile standing in 2023–2024. In 2024–2025, enrollment was 105 at the elementary school and 58 at the high school, with student-teacher ratios of 17.7 and 12, respectively. Both reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025: 80% at the elementary school and 90% at the high school; these are context, not explanations for results.