Summary:
High schools in ZIP code 74571 include two schools serving grades 9–12: Talihina High School and Buffalo Valley High School. Their latest results show different strengths, but both are well behind the state in key subjects. In 2025–2026, both had 0% proficiency in math, compared with 25% statewide; science proficiency was 4% at Talihina and 6% at Buffalo Valley, versus 30% statewide. The most important finding is that math and science are shared academic challenges at both schools.
Talihina stands out in U.S. History: 46% were proficient in 2025–2026, 36 points above Buffalo Valley at 10%, and 5 points above the state’s 41%. Talihina also led in ELA, 23% to 16%, while Buffalo Valley’s science result was 2 points higher. Talihina reported an 85% graduation rate in 2024–2025; Buffalo Valley’s was 77.8%, compared with 77.6% statewide. Attendance is a positive indicator at both schools: 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 4% at each, versus 16% statewide.
Results mostly declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with U.S. History the notable exception at Talihina: it rose 17 points, from 29% to 46%, while Buffalo Valley fell 12 points, from 22% to 10%. ELA fell 10 points at Talihina and 11 at Buffalo Valley; science fell 5 and 10 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for Talihina moved from 11 to 25 to 22 across 2023–2024 through 2025–2026, with a 1-star rating each year; Buffalo Valley dropped from 54 to 14 to 3, with ratings of 3, 1, and 0 stars. Talihina also had a lower 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio (9.9 versus 17.2) and a lower free/reduced lunch eligible share that year (57% versus 64%); these are context, not explanations for performance.
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