The reported proficiency rate for Math is 13%.
Original Research by School Decision on Cement Es
Cement ES is a single campus serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the town of Cement, Oklahoma, a small rural community in Caddo County. The town sits along a U.S. highway and has been in a steady population decline for many decades, a dynamic that shapes the entire district. Cement itself was once a mill and mining town, later described as primarily a retirement community, and recent estimates extend that trajectory with no evidence of new housing or growth. The district operates a single campus and is one of the largest institutional employers in a town with a very small footprint.
The school enrolls a small student body for its grade span. The student population is predominantly white, with a noticeable share of students who identify as two or more races and a smaller number of American Indian or Alaska Native students. Enrollment is spread across every grade from kindergarten through eighth grade, with pre-kindergarten also on site. The district does not have a high school within this building, as Cement ES only goes through eighth grade; students in ninth through twelfth grade attend elsewhere.
State testing data for this school is thin. The academic performance summary for the 2024-25 school year shows that most grade level results are suppressed, a common occurrence in very small schools where a handful of students can be identified and privacy rules prevent reporting. For the single grade where a math result was not suppressed, the proficiency rate placed the school well below the state median, in the bottom quartile of schools for which comparable data exists. English language arts and science results for the same grade cohort are also suppressed, meaning a parent cannot see a complete picture of student performance from state assessments. Because the same pattern holds for several other grade levels where test takers were tallied but results were suppressed, the available data is extremely limited. A parent seeking to understand academic achievement here would want to talk directly with the school about its own internal assessments, classroom progress, and the specific strategies it uses to support students.
The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and serves a handful of towns in the broader rural area. Housing in the town is very affordable relative to national and state benchmarks. The community has limited commercial activity, no public library or transit system identified in search results, and its cultural anchors are the Cement Historical Museum and the annual Jesse James Festival. The school itself functions as a central community institution.
Overall, Cement ES is a very small, rural elementary and middle school serving a town that has been contracting for generations. The state testing data that is available points to low attainment, though the small size of the school means many results cannot be publicly reported at all. Families considering this school should expect an intimate, community-connected setting where the school building is a central part of town life, and they should plan to investigate academic performance through direct conversation with the school rather than through the public record.
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