Central Es, Sallisaw OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Central Es

Central Elementary School in Sallisaw serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade, making it a combined elementary and middle school within the Central district. It sits in Sequoyah County, where Sallisaw functions as the county seat and a regional trade center. The town has a historic downtown along Cherokee Avenue, a stable population, and an economy that historically relied on agriculture and now includes healthcare, retail, and light manufacturing. Housing here is notably more affordable than state and national benchmarks, and the school itself is integrated into the community rather than isolated on a distant campus.

The student body is diverse. A substantial share of students identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, with White students and students of two or more races also making up large portions of the enrollment, and a smaller presence of Hispanic students. Data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner status were not available, so a parent may wish to ask the school directly about the supports available.

On state assessments, proficiency rates across math, English language arts, and science are low. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranges from just under a tenth of test-takers in some grades to about a quarter in eighth grade. English language arts shows a similar pattern, with proficiency rates mostly under a fifth. Science results were available for fifth grade and were in a similar range; eighth-grade science results were suppressed for data privacy. Because Oklahoma changed cut scores for math and English language arts in the testing year, the district’s year-over-year trend is not directly comparable, so it is unclear whether these results represent a change from prior years.

Compared to other districts in Sequoyah County, Central Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint of the county’s districts. The comparison set includes eleven districts, and the school’s index places it in the lower half.

The school serves through eighth grade, so there is no high school graduation rate to report. No information was provided on course offerings, advanced programs, or extracurricular activities. Similarly, data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, and staffing were absent. Given the grade range, students moving to high school would go to a separate campus; the Sallisaw public high school is located within the town.

A parent or resident considering Central Elementary should weigh the low proficiency results and the limited available data on student supports against the school’s role as a neighborhood school in a small, affordable community. The absence of economic and special-population breakdowns makes it harder to understand what resources exist for students who may need extra help. Visiting the school and speaking with staff about intervention programs, class sizes, and day-to-day academic expectations would be a sensible next step. The stable, slow-growth context of Sallisaw suggests the school is unlikely to experience abrupt changes in enrollment or community resources in the near term.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 320%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 412%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 67%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 713%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 26%

▲ 14 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 320%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 412%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 21%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 716%

School 16% · District 16%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Science

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 13 pts below state median

This schoolCENTRAL, 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 6Lower-income28%Higher-income29%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income36%8 pp gap