The top reported proficiency rate is 27% in English language arts. The lowest is 26% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Nicoma Park Intermediate Es
Nicoma Park Intermediate Elementary School serves third through fifth grade in the Choctaw-Nicoma Park district, in a town that grew from an agricultural settlement into a commuter suburb about ten miles east of downtown Oklahoma City. The school’s enrollment reflects the broader community’s composition: just over half the students are white, with substantial shares identifying as two or more races, Black, and Hispanic, and smaller shares of American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students. Data on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price meals was not reported.
State testing results for the most recent year show that proficiency rates in math sit at about a fifth of third graders, just under two-fifths of fourth graders, and about a fifth of fifth graders. In English language arts, about a fifth of third graders, just over a quarter of fourth graders, and about a third of fifth graders scored proficient or above. Science results for fifth graders were suppressed, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about science performance. The district’s own state assessment cut scores changed in both math and English language arts for this testing cycle, which means the results are not directly comparable to prior years. On a composite proficiency index that takes the average of all tested subjects and grades, the school sits above the midpoint among the roughly three dozen districts in Oklahoma County. That is a specific comparison: it places the school in the upper half of the county’s districts, but not near the top.
The school serves only the intermediate grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, no data on chronic absenteeism, and no high school course access information. Staffing, discipline, and attendance records were also not available in the data provided.
Choctaw itself is a low-density bedroom community where the school district is the largest employer. Residents work most often in public administration, health care, and retail. The town has grown steadily over the decades, with the 2020 population up from prior counts, and the homeownership rate is high. Housing values and rents in the area are moderate by national standards, and the typical household spends a manageable share of income on rent. The city operates under a council-manager government and has a handful of parks, a small museum, and a historical core that developed around the railroad. No public library or transit system specific to Choctaw was found in publicly reported sources.
Because the school is an intermediate building, a family’s experience in the elementary grades is shared between whatever primary school feeds into it and then the middle and high school that follow. The district’s publicly reported strategic priorities and recent changes were not found in searching, so there is no available information about recent program shifts or leadership initiatives that might affect the school.
For a family considering this school, the academic picture is mixed: fourth graders show stronger math performance than the other two grade levels, and overall proficiency in English language arts edges up by fifth grade, but the majority of students in each grade and subject score below the proficient threshold. A parent may want to look into what academic supports are in place for students who are not yet at grade level, and what enrichment is available for those who are. The school’s peer environment is diverse by race and ethnicity, and the community context is a stable, suburban setting with affordable housing relative to national benchmarks. That combination may fit a family looking for a mid-sized elementary school in a growing commuter town with a straightforward residential character.
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