Original Research by School Decision on Mazie Es
Mazie ES serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade as part of the Chouteau-Mazie school district in rural eastern Oklahoma. The school is small, with an enrollment that makes it one of the smaller elementary-middle schools in the area. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report.
State assessment results from the most recent testing year are suppressed for every tested subject and grade. That means the public cannot see proficiency rates in math, English language arts, or science for any grade level at this school. The data record shows that the tested count was zero, which often reflects a very small student population per grade where results are withheld to protect student privacy. Families looking for a clear picture of academic performance through state tests will not find one here, and it is worth asking the school directly about its internal measures and how students are progressing.
The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of students who are American Indian or Alaska Native, of two or more races, Hispanic, and Black. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are English learners is not available in the data we have. Similarly, details on disciplinary incidents, course access, and staffing ratios are absent, so it is not possible to assess student support resources from these sources alone.
Chouteau, where the school is located, is a small rural town in Mayes County at the junction of two highways. It has a compact downtown with antique shops and Amish-owned businesses, and the surrounding area is home to Oklahoma’s largest Amish settlement. The town’s economy is heavily shaped by the nearby MidAmerica Industrial Park, a major employment center that has driven gradual population growth. Housing values in the area are somewhat below the national median, and the local housing market has seen modest appreciation. The town is auto-dependent, lacks public transit, and offers basic civic amenities such as a public library, a park, a farmers market, and nearby lake recreation areas. The district serves the town and the surrounding rural area, and no recent major changes to district operations or programming were publicly reported.
Because Mazie ES covers only prekindergarten through eighth grade, students move to the district’s high school afterward. That high school, along with the other schools in the Chouteau-Mazie district, would be the next step for families considering the full K-12 pathway. Without state test results, a parent or resident has limited public information to judge this school’s academic standing relative to neighboring schools in Mayes County. The data simply does not provide the metrics that would allow that comparison. For some families, the absence of test data is not a concern, especially if they value school size, community context, or the town’s character over standardized scores. For others, it is a gap worth probing directly with the school office. The school’s small size and rural setting are likely its defining features, but beyond that, the available record tells a thin story.
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