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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 74571

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The 74571 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Talihina Elementary School and Buffalo Valley Elementary School. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and face significant challenges, with low academic performance and high rates of economic disadvantage among their student populations.

Talihina Elementary School has a higher overall state ranking compared to Buffalo Valley Elementary School, though both are rated 1 and 0 stars respectively by SchoolDigger. Talihina Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from 229 out of 498 schools in 2015-2016 to 553 out of 646 schools in 2020-2021. Both schools have very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, with Talihina at 80.53% and Buffalo Valley at 94.81%, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage in the student populations.

Academically, both schools perform significantly below the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, Talihina Elementary had only 15% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 26%, and Buffalo Valley had only 8% proficient compared to 26% statewide. Additionally, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 19.0%, well above the state average. Despite the higher spending per student at both schools, the low performance suggests the need to address the root causes of the achievement gaps, such as attendance, resource allocation, and instructional practices.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)		OSTP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	Total
Buffalo Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4384 Southeast Highway 63	Talihina	74571	Latimer County	Buffalo Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 942-9225	134	6	21.1	81.3%	46 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (35.1%)	1 (0.7%)	35 (26.1%)								(n/a)		8.0		18.0	$12,404
Talihina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 1st Street	Talihina	74571	Latimer County	Talihina	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 567-2259	220	21	10.3	56.4%	74 (33.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	132 (60.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.6%)								(n/a)	12.0	15.0	12.0	13.0	$17,600

Cities Near Zip Code 74571

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Talihina	0.56 mi	6	321^st
Whitesboro	9.34 mi	2	226^th
Leflore	10.38 mi	2	357^th
Red Oak	14.23 mi	2	297^th
Fanshawe	15.39 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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