The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in Science. The lowest is 31% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Cashion Es
Cashion Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in the small, rural town of Cashion, Oklahoma, a community with deep agricultural roots that sits at the Kingfisher-Logan county line. The town has historically been a railroad and wheat-shipping hub, later known as “The Town Too Tough to Die” for surviving the Great Depression while neighboring communities disappeared. Today it functions as a bedroom community, with residents commuting to jobs in nearby Kingfisher and Guthrie, and the population has grown steadily over recent decades.
The Cashion school district has seen notable change. A bond measure passed in 2021 funded new school buses, classroom technology upgrades, and facility improvements across all district schools, and the district expanded its one-to-one technology initiative so every student in grades three through twelve has access to a Chromebook or similar device. Enrollment has grown at a sustained pace in recent years, prompting discussions about future facility expansion. For families considering this school, the district is in a period of growth that could affect class sizes and resource availability down the road.
The student body at Cashion Elementary is predominantly white, with a modest share identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, a smaller share as Hispanic, and a very small share as Black or Asian. Roughly one in twelve students is Hispanic, and about one in nine identifies as two or more races. Data on students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, students with disabilities, and English learners were not available in the records reviewed, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the level of support for those populations.
On state assessments administered through Oklahoma’s testing program, the school’s results present a mixed picture. In third-grade math, a minority of students met proficiency, while in fourth-grade math, a larger share did. In third-grade English language arts, roughly a third of students met the proficiency bar. Fourth-grade ELA results were suppressed in the data, so no conclusion can be drawn for that subject. Science results from several years earlier, when current students were still in kindergarten, showed roughly half of fifth graders proficient. A comparison with other districts in Kingfisher County placed Cashion Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades in the top quartile, which suggests its academic performance is above the typical range for the county. Because the school serves only early elementary grades, there is no graduation rate and no data on chronic absenteeism or discipline. A parent seeking information on those topics would need to look at the district’s upper schools.
Housing in the area has seen values that sit above the statewide typical home price, with modest year-over-year appreciation. The town itself covers a small land area, and the school is likely in close proximity to the main street, given the compact size of the community. Cashion has a traditional grid-style main street with Town Hall located on South Main, and State Highway 74F is the main transportation route through town, connecting to State Highway 33 a short distance north. There is no public transit, and the built environment is low-density rural with limited pedestrian infrastructure typical of small Oklahoma towns. Two railroads that once served the town were abandoned decades ago.
For a family already oriented toward rural living, Cashion Elementary offers a small elementary experience in a district that is investing in technology and facilities amid enrollment growth. The school’s proficiency results are comparatively strong for the county, though individual grade-level outcomes vary, especially in early literacy. The limited data on student support programs and the absence of demographic details on economic disadvantage mean questions about those areas would need to be asked directly. The town’s character is quiet and rooted in agriculture, and the district’s growth trajectory suggests a community that is changing, not stagnant.
See more original research from School Decision →