Calera Es, Calera OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Calera Es

Calera Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade under the Calera Public Schools district. It is not a high school, so there is no graduation rate to consider. The school sits in Calera, a town in Bryan County that has been growing quickly, driven in part by tourism from nearby Choctaw Casinos & Resorts and active business recruitment. The town’s population has increased substantially in recent years, a shift from earlier decades when it was a quiet farm community. The housing market in the area is moderately priced relative to national averages, and the typical home value has seen modest year-over-year growth.

The student body is diverse. About half of the students are White, roughly a quarter identify as two or more races, and close to a fifth are American Indian or Alaska Native. Smaller shares of students are Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, on students with disabilities, and on English learners was not provided, so a parent would need to ask the school directly for those details.

On state assessments, the pattern that stands out is a steep decline in math proficiency as students move through the grades. In third grade, about half of students met the state’s proficiency standard. By fourth grade, the share was somewhat lower. The sixth-grade math proficiency rate was modest, seventh grade was lower still, and by eighth grade only a very small number of students reached the proficient level. For English language arts, the available data from grades six through eight show that roughly a quarter to a third of students met proficiency, with a steady downward trend. Results for third through fifth grade ELA were not reported, and science results for both fifth and eighth grade were also not available. Oklahoma changed its testing cut scores recently, so trends across years are not directly comparable. While the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among Bryan County districts, meaning it performs better than a majority of its county peers, the校内 pattern of declining scores from early to middle grades is a clear concern. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what academic supports are in place for upper-grade math and reading.

The school offers a full PK-8 program, meaning students remain in the same building or campus through middle school. No data was available on program offerings such as gifted education, arts, or career exploration. The district brief turned up little of lasting impact in terms of recent changes or initiatives.

For families considering Calera, the town’s growth and relatively affordable housing are attractive. The school’s early-grade results are a relative bright spot, but the middle school years present a notable challenge in math and literacy. The absence of information on special populations and support programs means that families with students who may need additional services will want to have a direct conversation with the school. Calera ES is a school that serves a diverse community and shows some strength in early learning, but the trajectory through eighth grade warrants a close look at how the school approaches instruction and intervention for older students.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 622%

School 22% · District 22%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 712%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 82%

School 2% · District 2%

▼ 11 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 33%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 28%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 27%

▲ 9 pts above state median

This schoolCALERA, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income58%Higher-income100%42 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income62%Higher-income75%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income80%34 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income55%Higher-income78%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income64%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income51%Higher-income47%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income54%Higher-income89%35 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income42%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income67%28 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income39%6 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income16%Higher-income21%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income5%Higher-income0%5 pp gap