Schools in Zip Code 74733

ZIP code 74733 has four Ward Elementary School West (PK–3), Ward Elementary School East (grades 4–6), Colbert Middle School (grades 7–8), and Colbert High School (grades 9–12), serving students from preschool through high school. The clearest area-wide concern is ELA: all four supplied all-grades results are below the state’s 26%, averaging 21%; math also averages 21%, below the state’s 25%.

Colbert High School leads all-grades ELA at 34%, while Colbert Middle School is lowest at 11%, a 23-point difference. In math, Ward Elementary School West leads at 24% and Colbert Middle is lowest at 16%; neither reaches the 25% state result. Science is stronger: Ward East’s 45% is the highest reported result, followed by Colbert Middle at 42% and Colbert High at 31%, all above the state’s 30%. Colbert High also has the only reported U.S. History result, 56% versus 41% statewide. Grade-level results add important exceptions: Colbert High’s grade 11 math is 22% versus 17% statewide, and Ward East’s grade 6 math is 29% versus 26%.

ELA results declined overall, while math was nearly flat: the four-school ELA average fell from 29% in 2024–2025 to 21% in 2025–2026, a 9-point drop; math shifted from 22% to 21%. SchoolDigger’s latest ranking percentiles also show mixed movement: Colbert High rose from 34 in 2023–2024 to 81 in 2025–2026, after reaching 90 in between, while Colbert Middle’s percentile went from 21 in 2020–2021 to 33 in 2025–2026. Student-teacher ratios range from 12.8 at Colbert Middle to 16.4 at Ward West. All four schools report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025, with shares ranging from 69% to 84%; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results. Because the schools serve different grades and subject coverage varies, their all-grades scores are not direct same-grade comparisons.