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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 74859

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At a glance

Schools

1,112

Students

Districts

Top rankedMason High School317^th of 462 Oklahoma high schools

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Biggest riser

Mason High School up 57 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Oakes Elementary School 12.6 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 74859 has seven schools serving elementary, middle and high school grades, with 1,112 students across the area. The clearest area-wide concern is mathematics: the seven schools averaged 15% proficiency in 2025–2026, compared with 25% statewide, a 10-point gap. The averages were also below state levels in English Language Arts (18% versus 26%), science (23% versus 30%) and U.S. History (33% versus 41%). All-Grades comparisons are less direct because schools serve different grade spans, and science and U.S. History averages include only five and two schools, respectively.

Top results depend on the subject. Mason Elementary School led in mathematics at 27%—2 points above the state—and science at 32%, also 2 points above the state. At the other end, Okemah High School had the lowest mathematics score, 3%, and science score, 6%; those results were 22 and 24 points below state levels. In ELA, Okemah High led at 31%, 5 points above state, while Okemah Middle School was lowest at 10%, 16 points below state. These contrasts show why one school may be a stronger fit in one subject than another.

Recent changes were mixed: area ELA fell from 21% to 18% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, mathematics was nearly flat at 15% in both years, and science rose from 18% to 23% across the same five reporting schools. Mason Elementary made a notable 17-point math gain, while Okemah High fell 12 points. Beyond tests, Mason High School had a 91% graduation rate in 2024–2025, compared with 78% statewide, and 4% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026, versus 16% statewide; its math proficiency was 6%. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Mason High rose from the 10th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 31st in 2025–2026. As context, all schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 66% at Okemah High to 83% at Okemah Noble Center; these figures do not explain the differing results.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2026)								OSTP Mathematics (2026)								OSTP Science (2026)				OSTP U.S. History (2026)		Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 7th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 8th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (of those with a record on file)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Bearden Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	372006 Hwy 48	Okemah	74859	Okfuskee County	Bearden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 623-0156	141	10	14.1	72.3%	54 (38.3%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)								(n/a)								13.0								13.0							84.6%	15.4%	$12,173
Oakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	101 N 16th Street	Okemah	74859	Okfuskee County	Okemah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 623-1874	237	19	12.6	78.9%	63 (26.6%)	10 (4.2%)	8 (3.4%)	3 (1.3%)	107 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (19.4%)								(n/a)	15.0							15.0	24.0							24.0							84.1%	2.3%	$12,304
Okemah High School	Public	9-12	704 East Date Street	Okemah	74859	Okfuskee County	Okemah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 623-1874	226	18	12.6	66.4%	75 (33.2%)	11 (4.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (43.4%)	2 (0.9%)	31 (13.7%)	24.2	379^th of 462 public high schools	18.0%		52.5	198^th of 463 public high schools	57.2%	181							31.0	31.0							3.0	3.0			6.0	6.0	32.0	32.0			$13,802
Okemah Middle School	Public	6-8	204 West Date Street	Okemah	74859	Okfuskee County	Okemah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 623-1874	176	13	13.8	78.4%	65 (36.9%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	73 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (17.0%)	18.9	329^th of 378 public middle schools	13.0%		16.7	333^rd of 369 public middle schools	9.8%	4				9.0	11.0	9.0		10.0				8.0	8.0	11.0		9.0		30.0		30.0					$12,070
Okemah Noble Center	Public	4-5	204 West Date Street	Okemah	74859	Okfuskee County	Okemah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 623-1874	97	7	13.7	82.5%	29 (29.9%)	3 (3.1%)	3 (3.1%)	1 (1.0%)	38 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (23.7%)	29.3	453^rd of 626 public elementary schools	27.6%		34.1	409^th of 614 public elementary schools	33.4%	44		11.0	26.0					18.0		22.0	19.0					21.0	24.0			24.0					$12,609
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	374006 E 1000 Road	Mason	74859	Okfuskee County	Mason	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 623-2218	171	9	19.5	77.8%	85 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	36 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (28.1%)								(n/a)								17.0								27.0				32.0			90.9%	0%	$13,414
Mason High School	Public	9-12	374006 E 1000 Road	Mason	74859	Okfuskee County	Mason	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 623-0107	64	6	11.0	81.3%	24 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)	1 (1.6%)	22 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (21.9%)	33.5	317^th of 462 public high schools	31.4%		24.7	374^th of 463 public high schools	19.2%	57							24.0	24.0							6.0	6.0			21.0	21.0	34.0	34.0			$18,797

Cities Near Zip Code 74859

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Okemah	0.33 mi	5	280^th
Mason	9.73 mi	2	339^th
Cromwell	10.76 mi	2	278^th
Weleetka	11.53 mi	3	323^rd
Wetumka	14.13 mi	2	310^th

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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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