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Best High Schools in Zip Code 74940

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219

Students

Top rankedHowe High School328^th of 463 Oklahoma high schools

Summary:

The 74940 zip code area is home to a single high school, Howe High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. Howe High School is part of the Howe School District, which is ranked 194 out of 452 districts in Oklahoma and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Howe High School has faced some challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 229 out of 431 high schools in 2023-2024 to 328 out of 463 in 2024-2025, and a 1-star rating. The school's four-year graduation rate of 82.2% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.0% is higher than the state average. Academically, Howe High School students perform below the state average in most subject areas, with the exception of 11th-grade English Language Arts, where they scored 41% proficient or better compared to the state average of 37%.

The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 63.13% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Howe High School spends $8,807 per student, which is slightly below the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 16.2, which is slightly higher than the state average. While the school faces ongoing performance challenges, the data suggests that targeted interventions and support could help Howe High School improve its academic outcomes and better serve its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)		OSTP Mathematics (2025)		OSTP Science (2025)		OSTP U.S. History (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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Total
Howe High School	Public	9-12	21444 E N Railroad Street	Howe	74940	Le Flore County	Howe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 658-3368	219	13	17.3	56.6%	136 (62.1%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	32.6	328^th of 463 public high schools	29.2%		43.1	230^th of 432 public high schools	46.8%	98	41.0	41.0	10.0	10.0	7.0	7.0	28.0	28.0	$20,748

Cities Near Zip Code 74940

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wister	3.21 mi	2	286^th
Howe	4.02 mi	2	163^rd
Heavener	6.49 mi	2	275^th
Hodgen	7.13 mi	1
Poteau	9.79 mi	5	93^rd

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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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