Original Research by School Decision on Davis Hs
Davis High School serves grades nine through twelve in the town of Davis, Oklahoma, a small community in the Arbuckle Mountains. It is a traditional public high school, not a charter or magnet school, and its Title I status was not reported. The school’s enrollment is small for a high school of this grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial share of American Indian or Alaska Native students, and smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, Asian, and multiracial students. No data was reported on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor on the share of students with disabilities or those learning English. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these supports.
State testing results for Davis High School were not available in the data provided. That means there is no reported information on how students perform in core subjects such as math, reading, or science. Similarly, no four-year graduation rate was reported. The absence of these common accountability measures may reflect the fact that the school sits outside the usual state reporting framework, but the data does not give a specific reason. A parent should check with the school or district to understand what outcomes they track and how they share that information. The same gap applies to chronic absenteeism and other civil-rights metrics such as discipline, course access, and staffing – none of these were in the data.
What is known about the school is its size, its location, and the community it serves. Davis is described by the city as family oriented, with a tourism economy anchored by Turner Falls Park, a city-owned park featuring Oklahoma’s largest waterfall, and the Treasure Valley Casino, a Chickasaw Nation enterprise within the city limits. The town has a compact center at the intersection of two highways, with a historic Santa Fe Depot that now houses the Davis Museum. Major local employers include the casino, the public schools, and the city itself. About one-quarter of the workforce is in education, health, and social services. Housing data shows a modest decline in home values in the broader market, but specific figures for Davis are not repeated here. The town has experienced steady but modest population growth over the last few decades.
The district that Davis High School belongs to is Davis Public Schools. The search for recent district-level changes – such as policy shifts, bond referendums, or curriculum updates – did not turn up anything that met the criteria for lasting impact over the past few years. A parent may want to check the district website or attend a school board meeting for current plans.
When placed against other school districts in Murray County, the comparison could not be completed because the key metrics were missing. The comparison set includes only three districts in the county, but without proficiency, graduation, or absenteeism data, no relative position can be stated.
Overall, Davis High School presents as a small, rural high school with a notably diverse student body in terms of American Indian representation, but with very little public-facing performance data. A family considering this school would need to seek out additional information from the school directly – particularly around academic offerings, graduation rates, and student supports – to form a full picture.
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