The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Math. The lowest is 59% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Amber-pocasset Es
Amber-Pocasset Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in the small, rural town of Amber, Oklahoma, which sits along State Highway 92 in northern Grady County. The town, which originated as a railroad and farming community, has a very small population and a quiet, agricultural character. Most residents commute to nearby Chickasha or to Oklahoma City for work and services. Housing values in the area are modestly below the national median, and the area has seen little new development.
The school itself is a neighborhood school within a consolidated district that brought together a number of rural school systems. The elementary enrollment is such that grade-level groups are small enough for teachers to know students individually. The student body is predominantly white, with a notable share of students identifying as two or more races, a smaller Hispanic population, and a very small American Indian or Alaska Native group. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, as well as information on students with disabilities and English learners, were not available. A parent may want to ask the school about the economic and special-education demographics directly.
On state testing, the picture is mixed. In mathematics, third graders posted a strong proficiency rate, and fourth graders also performed well. Results for fifth and sixth graders were suppressed, meaning the data did not meet reporting thresholds. In English language arts, sixth graders showed a solid proficiency rate, while third graders performed at a lower level. Fourth and fifth grade ELA results were also suppressed. Fifth grade science results were suppressed as well. When looking broadly across the tested subjects and grades that were reported, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile of districts in Grady County. State cut scores changed recently, which means direct comparisons with prior years should be made cautiously.
This is an elementary school, so there is no high school graduation rate to report. Information on chronic absenteeism was not available, and the data did not include details on discipline, course access, or staffing ratios. A parent may want to follow up with the district office to understand class sizes and support resources.
The district itself, Amber-Pocasset, did not surface any recent major changes in publicly reported information. That likely reflects the stability of a small, rural district rather than any particular turbulence.
For a family who values a small-town school where the staff is likely to know every child by name, and who is comfortable with the limited commercial services and commuting pattern of rural life, Amber-Pocasset Elementary fits that mold. The test results that are available show that in the lower and upper elementary grades, the school is performing well relative to other Grady County districts, particularly in math at the earlier grades. The suppressed results for some grade levels and subjects mean there is less certainty about the full scope of academic performance, but the available data points to a school that is generally above the county median in proficiency. There is no reason to assume concerning patterns from the missing data, as small cohort sizes can lead to suppression without indicating poor performance.
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