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Sweetwater School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 85 students in Sweetwater School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Public Elementary School in Sweetwater School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Oklahoma public elementary school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Oklahoma public elementary school average of 55% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,191 Schools
# Students
122 Students
459,045 Students
# Teachers
19 Teachers
28,177 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
District Rank
Sweetwater School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 537 school districts in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#271 out of 538 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥50%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.73
# American Indian Students
3 Students
51,733 Students
% American Indian Students
3%
11%
# Asian Students
n/a
10,138 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
12 Students
91,673 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
20%
# Black Students
n/a
36,778 Students
% Black Students
n/a
8%
# White Students
92 Students
204,872 Students
% White Students
75%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,123 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
15 Students
61,617 Students
% of Two or more races Students
12%
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
5
32,396
# Students in K Grade:
7
46,731
# Students in 1st Grade:
9
52,279
# Students in 2nd Grade:
7
50,662
# Students in 3rd Grade:
11
50,744
# Students in 4th Grade:
8
50,356
# Students in 5th Grade:
8
49,760
# Students in 6th Grade:
14
50,298
# Students in 7th Grade:
7
38,431
# Students in 8th Grade:
9
37,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
10
62
# Students in 10th Grade:
8
33
# Students in 11th Grade:
12
52
# Students in 12th Grade:
7
73
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,090 is higher than the state median of $11,287. The school district revenue/student has declined by 28% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,754 is higher than the state median of $11,261. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,090
$11,287
Spending / Student
$27,754
$11,261
Best Sweetwater School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sweetwater Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
11107 North Highway 30
Sweetwater, OK 73666
(580) 534-2272
Sweetwater, OK 73666
(580) 534-2272
Grades: PK-8
| 85 students
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