Dale Es, Dale OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Dale Es

DALE ES is a public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Dale, Oklahoma, a very small rural unincorporated community northwest of Shawnee. It is the only elementary school in the Dale district, and given the town’s tiny population, the school functions as the community’s central institution. The building sits on Smith Avenue within the settlement itself rather than on a separate campus, and the surrounding housing stock is almost entirely owner-occupied single-family homes with very few rentals. The locale is classified as rural fringe.

The school’s state testing results from the 2024-25 school year, from the Oklahoma School Testing Program, show a mixed picture across grades and subjects. In mathematics, third graders posted a relatively strong proficiency rate, fourth graders’ rate was noticeably lower, and fifth graders came in between the two. In English language arts, the pattern was similar: third and fifth graders achieved at a moderate level, while fourth graders’ rate was the lowest of any tested group. In science, which is tested only in fifth grade, the proficiency rate was the highest among all subjects and grades. Because the state changed cut scores this year, these results cannot be meaningfully compared with prior years; a parent may want to ask the school for context on how these scores relate to past performance.

When the school’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades is averaged into a single index, that index places Dale ES in the top quarter among the districts in Pottawatomie County. That is a relative strength, though the absolute rates vary considerably by grade and subject. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.

The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial share of students who are Native American and another substantial share identifying as two or more races. Small numbers of Asian, Black, and Hispanic students are also enrolled. Data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner status were not available in the provided sources, so a family would want to ask the school directly for that information. Enrollment is typical for a rural elementary school serving this grade span.

Dale itself is an unincorporated census-designated place that has seen a slight population decline in recent years. The housing market is moderate: home values are near the state average and well below the national figure. Rent levels are also relatively modest. There is no walkable downtown or commercial street life; the school and a long-established post office are the only civic anchors. Residents likely commute to Shawnee for employment and broader amenities. No major new housing developments or growth initiatives were identified in available sources, and the district brief turned up no lasting changes or strategic initiatives to report.

This is a small, rural elementary school that performs above the county average overall but with noticeable dips in fourth-grade reading and math. The community is stable and quiet, with the school at its center. A parent considering Dale ES should look into what academic support is available for the grades and subjects where proficiency is lower, and also inquire about student support programs and economic demographics that are not reflected in the data here.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 34%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 21%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 35%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Science

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

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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 3Lower-income66%Higher-income81%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income76%35 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income68%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income34%Higher-income39%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income72%43 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income16%Higher-income24%8 pp gap