The top reported proficiency rate is 8% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Comanche Academy
Comanche Academy is a charter school in Lawton, Oklahoma, serving students from pre-kindergarten through third grade. It is its own independent charter district, separate from the larger Lawton Public Schools system. The school occupies a single campus on the southwest side of the city, in a residential area near commercial corridors.
The school is small. Enrollment draws predominantly from two groups: more than sixty percent of students are American Indian or Alaska Native, and about a quarter are Hispanic. White, Black, and multiracial students make up the remainder. Data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner status are not reported in the available records, so a parent wanting a full picture of the student body’s support needs would need to ask the school directly.
Because Comanche Academy only goes through third grade, state testing results are limited. The Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) is administered beginning in third grade, and the available assessment data covers a single grade and a single cohort. In both math and English language arts, the share of students who scored at or above the proficient level was very low. This placed the school in the bottom quartile among all districts in Comanche County for overall proficiency. The state changed its cut scores for math and ELA in the same year, which makes direct comparison with prior years unreliable, and with only one year of data, no trend is available. Fourth-grade results are suppressed because there is no fourth-grade enrollment at this school.
The proficiency figure comes from a very small number of students—just over a dozen—so the result is heavily influenced by the performance of a handful of children. A parent may want to discuss with the school how it supports early literacy and numeracy, and what programs are in place before the testing year, since the window for raising performance in the early grades is short before students would move to a different school for later elementary.
Lawton itself is a regional hub in southwestern Oklahoma with an economy closely tied to Fort Sill, a major Army installation. Goodyear, healthcare systems, and Cameron University also anchor the local job market. The city is low-density and auto-oriented, with limited public transit. Housing values in the area are well below the state and national medians, and rents are similarly moderate. This makes the area relatively affordable compared with much of the country. The city has grown through annexation of Fort Sill and through federal base realignment that consolidated military operations there, and it expects continued stability from that military presence.
For a family considering Comanche Academy, the school offers a small, intimate setting for the earliest grades, with a student population that is predominantly Native American and Hispanic. It is a charter school, which may bring a distinct educational approach or mission, though no specific program information was available in the data reviewed. The academic results are a notable concern and merit direct conversation with school leadership. Families who plan to stay in Lawton through the elementary years will also need to decide where their child will attend beginning in fourth grade, since the academy does not serve those grades. The school’s location on the west side of Lawton puts it within a short drive of neighborhoods near the military base and the downtown area, though daily life in the city requires a car.
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