Best Public Schools in Zip Code 74951

The 74951 zip code area is home to three schools - Panama Elementary School, Panama High School, and Panama Middle School - all part of the Panama school district. While Panama High School stands out as the strongest performer, the area faces some challenges, including low academic proficiency at Panama Middle School and high rates of chronic absenteeism across all three schools.

Panama High School is the top-performing school in the area, ranking 149 out of 463 Oklahoma high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It maintains a decent 82.2% four-year graduation rate and has a relatively high 11th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 40%, compared to the state average of 37%. In contrast, Panama Middle School stands out with particularly low proficiency rates, with only 7% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 3% in Mathematics.

Across the schools, there are some common challenges. All three schools have high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.54% at Panama High School to 85.81% at Panama Elementary School, suggesting a relatively high level of economic disadvantage in the area. Additionally, all three schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 19%, which is higher than the state average, indicating the need to address factors contributing to high absenteeism.