Summary:
ZIP code 74801 has 10 schools: seven elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools. In 2025–2026, the schools’ unweighted averages were 29% proficient in ELA, 26% in math and 29% in science, compared with state results of 26%, 25% and 30%; schools serve different grade spans, so these are broad area comparisons. The most important finding is that results vary widely from school to school, and the area averages hide those differences.
Bethel Elementary School and South Rock Creek Public School stand out: Bethel Elementary scored 35% in ELA, 46% in math and 57% in science, while South Rock Creek scored 34%, 47% and 48%—above state results in all three subjects. Grade-matched results reinforce their strengths: South Rock Creek’s eighth-grade math proficiency was 54%, compared with 17% statewide, and Bethel Elementary’s fourth-grade ELA was 46%, versus 22%. Among high schools, Bethel High School led in grade 11 ELA and U.S. History, at 50% and 57%; Shawnee High School had 33% and 36%. At the lower end, Jefferson Elementary School had the lowest ELA result, 11%, while Shawnee High had the lowest math and science results, 12% and 14%.
Area averages changed little between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: ELA was essentially flat, while math and science each fell by about 1 percentage point. Individual schools moved more: Sequoyah Elementary School’s science result dropped 14 points, while Bethel Elementary’s rose 9 points. SchoolDigger ranked Bethel Elementary and Bethel High in the 81st and 80th state percentiles in 2025–2026. Other context does not form a simple performance pattern: Horace Mann Elementary School had an 11.9 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, while Bethel Elementary and South Rock Creek reported 39% and 49% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, respectively.
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