Lowrey, OK - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lowrey

Lowrey is a single-school, prekindergarten-through-eighth-grade district in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It is a small, rural public school system with an enrollment roughly appropriate for its grade band. Because it does not serve high school students, there is no graduation rate to report.

The district’s student body is predominantly American Indian or Alaska Native, which reflects the broader demographic character of the area. The remainder of the enrollment is made up of white students, along with smaller shares of Hispanic students and students who identify as two or more races. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, on students with disabilities, and on English learners were not available in the materials reviewed. A parent may want to ask the district directly about these support structures.

State testing results are limited and should be read with caution. Oklahoma changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in the 2024-25 school year, so results from that year are not directly comparable to prior years. Across tested grades, many of the district’s proficiency rates were suppressed by the state, typically for small group sizes, and the small number of students tested at each grade level means that a single student’s performance can shift the rate considerably. For the results that were reported, the district’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades placed it in the top quartile among Cherokee County’s districts. In English language arts, the seventh-grade cohort showed roughly one in six students scoring proficient or above, while the eighth-grade cohort showed roughly one in three scoring at that level. Math and science proficiency rates were largely suppressed and therefore not available for public comparison.

Chronic absenteeism in the district, at a level that placed it above the midpoint among the county’s districts, is a soft spot a parent may want to explore further with the school. The district’s per-pupil current spending falls in the middle range, upper half, when compared with other Cherokee County districts.

The housing market in the district’s attendance area is shaped predominantly by Tahlequah, which accounts for the bulk of the district’s residential geography. Home values in the district are below the Oklahoma statewide benchmark and well below the national benchmark, with recent appreciation that tracks close to the state average. Rental costs are moderate relative to national norms. A mortgage payment on a typical home would be slightly lower than the national median rent, and rent consumes a modest share of a typical household’s income.

A search for recent district-level changes—curriculum shifts, referendum outcomes, property tax adjustments, or pedagogy updates—turned up no reports. The district appears to have operated without major publicized developments in the recent span covered. This does not mean nothing has changed, only that no news was found.

Lowrey fits a family looking for an early-through-middle-grades rural school with a small, close-knit setting where the student population is majority American Indian. The thin testing data and small class sizes mean that standard academic benchmarks offer an incomplete picture; conversations with the school and community would be especially useful here. The absence of high school grades means families will need to plan ahead for ninth grade.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

Grades

PK–08

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 8%

White 20%

Two+ 7%

Am. Indian / AK Native 64%

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

LOWREY PUBLIC SCHOOL

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

English Language Arts

2 grades reported

17%

Grade 7

33%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$199,689

Year-over-year change+6.9%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$199K to $212K

vs. state typical0.90x

vs. national typical0.54x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
74464	Tahlequah	$199K	+7.8%	76.9%
74457	Proctor	$201K	+3.4%	19.7%
74441	Hulbert	$212K	+5.6%	3.4%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,112/mo

Year-over-year change+8.6%

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
74464	Tahlequah	$1,112	+8.6%	76.9%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$1,008/mo

Home price / national median income2.4x

Annual rent / national median income15.9%

Rent exceeds est. mortgage by$104/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$221,765 (+2.2% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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